The key to preventing the recurrence of stroke is to identify the precipitating cause(s).1 From there, prevention involves addressing that cause, e.g., by intervening in a patient with atherosclerosis, as identified using scanning technologies, using blood pressure lowering medications and statins.1 Primary prevention of stroke would involve reducing the risk of a first stroke.1

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