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Background: Cerebrovascular disorders are the third leading cause of death in the united states and accounts for about 150,000 mortalities annually. An estimated 550,000people experience a stroke each year. When second strokes are consider in the estimates the incidence to 700,000 per year in the united states alone. Along with a high death rate, stroke produce significant morbidity in people who survive them. It is major leading cause of India and 20-30% deaths occurs within first 10 days after stroke. Disability adjusted life years lost due to stroke are estimated to range from 597 to 795/100,000 person years in India. A high proportion of young people (<40 years) are affected by stroke in India. Objectives: 1. To assess the risk factors of stroke among the patients suffering from cerebrovascular episode in selected hospitals. 2. To associate the risk factors of stroke with their selected demographic variables. Methodology: Non experimental retrospective design used for the study. It was conducted over 100 cerebrovascular episode patients by using Non probability purposive sampling technique. Result: Assessment was done by using checklist. The finding shows the frequency and percentage wise distribution of cerebrovascular episode patients admitted in selected hospitals.47% of the patients had family history of stroke,67% of the patients had hypertension,65% of the patients had blood pressure more than 120/80 mmHg, 25% of the patients were suffering from heart disease, 61% had obesity,50% had diabetes mellitus,35% had blood sugar more than 110 mg/dl, 20% had history of smoking, 23% had habit of drinking alcohol,65% were always stressful at home, 35% of them were suffering from sleep disturbance, 65% of them used fruits and vegetables in their routine diet, 71% of them consume diet with high in oily food, fat and excess of salty foods, 65% of the patients regularly take the sweet drinks and sugary foods, 79% were taking balanced diet, 33% of them perform any king of exercise in daily routine and 34% of them feels need of help from another person to perform everyday activities. Conclusion: Study conclude that age in years of patients, marital status, area of residence, type of family, occupation, monthly family income, BMI with cerebrovascular episode is statistically not associated with their risk factor score. Gender of patient, Educational level of patient, awareness about stroke condition, with cerebrovascular episode was associated with their risk factors score.