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Consuming a high number of energy drinks may lead to a stroke, doctors have suggested. The drinks, which contain high levels of caffeine and other ingredients, could push up blood pressure, which is known to increase the risk of stroke, they said.

Doctors from Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust told of how they treated a normally fit and healthy man in his 50s for a stroke, which caused sudden weakness on his left side as well as unsteadiness and issues with swallowing and speech. An MRI scan confirmed he had suffered an ischaemic type of stroke, where small blood vessels become blocked.

At the point of him being admitted to hospital, his blood pressure reading was very high at 254/150mmHg. The N

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