Introduction:

cerebrovascular disease is the second leading cause of death in the world and represents the most frequent cause of permanent disability in adults.

Objective:

to determine the risk factors for cerebrovascular diseases in the San Juan y Martínez municipality, during 2017.

Methods:

an observational, descriptive and cross-sectional study was conducted. The target group included 56 patients who attended the intensive care service in the period studied. The sample comprised 44 patients who met the inclusion criteria.

Results:

according to age group there was a greater representativeness from 70 to 79 years, 72.8% reside in urban areas, 70.4% presented palpitations, the risk factors related to bad eating habits reached 75.0 %, the main sequelae that patients presented after suffering from a cerebrovascular disease, was proved that 79.5% had problems related to language.

Conclusions:

cerebrovascular diseases continue to be, without a doubt, a serious health problem with a vital need of intersectorial work, which should be continuous, active and where promotion and prevention tasks play an important role.

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