[Life events, quality of life and social support prior to acute cerebral vascular disease, as predictive factors of the quality of life and functional state following stroke].

Introduction: The repercussion of stroke on quality of life has been evaluated but not the possible relation between the quality of life before and months after an acute stroke.

Objective: To study the possible relation between quality of life, social support, stressful life events prior to the stroke and quality of life, social support and functional state months after.

Patients And Methods: A prospective study was made of 34 patients (71.