Overview

• In 2024, cerebrovascular diseases caused over 18,000 deaths, making them Mexico’s seventh leading cause of death
• Each year sees about 170,000 cerebral infarctions, with cases shifting from people over 65 to those in their 40s as chronic conditions emerge earlier
• Specialists warn that stress, poor sleep, unhealthy diets and psychoactive substance use can constrict cerebral blood vessels and heighten stroke risk at younger ages
• The CAMALEÓN strategy uses a symptom mnemonic—face drooping, arm weakness, speech difficulty—to trigger immediate action and rapid hospital transfer
• The campaign reinforces the WHO’s brain health agenda, which finds up to 90% of strokes are preventable with timely education and intervention