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Heavy Drinkers At Increased Risk Of Early Stroke - Medical News Today
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Sep 11, 2012 - “Heavy drinking has been consistently identified as a risk factor for this type of stroke, which is caused by bleeding in the brain rather than a blood clot. Our study focuses on the effects of heavy alcohol use on the timeline of stroke and the long-term outcome for those people.”

Can Drinking Cause a Stroke? | Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation
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Mar 3, 2015 - He said her drinking might well have caused her stroke. ... Her risk of suffering another alcohol-related stroke is the same, or maybe even ...
[PDF]Alcohol and stroke - Stroke Association
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Stroke Association
Atrial fibrillation and alcohol Drinking excessive amounts of alcohol can trigger atrial fibrillation – a type of irregular heartbeat. Atrial fibrillation increases your risk of stroke by five times, because it can cause blood clots to form in the heart. If these clots move up into the brain, it can lead to stroke.

Heavy Drinking May Lead to Early Stroke | Medpage Today
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Sep 10, 2012 - Drinking three or more alcoholic beverages a day may raise the risk for spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage at a much younger age

As I said previously, alcohol is a definite problem for this woman --- I believe that; but, the head injury, plus the alcohol, may have made for a much worse situation for her health.

My husband has a brother with mental health issues. Hubby tells me that he was always a bit "different" as a child; but, that he was the one who always had the part time job as a teen. He had a motorcycle and one night was in an accident while riding the bike. He suffered a brain injury --- and he was never the same. The personality was a bit difficult and different; but, the brain/head injury from the accident intensified the personality problem and his life was pretty much ruined.

So, her alcohol intake is a definite problem and really should prevent her from being considered for the job of President. The concussion, just made everything a lot worse.