Stroke in Young in India
Author(s) -
Manjari Tripathi,
Deepti Vibha
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
stroke research and treatment
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.939
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 2090-8105
pISSN - 2042-0056
DOI - 10.4061/2011/368629
Subject(s) - medicine , stroke (engine) , affection , developing country , etiology , disease , pediatrics , environmental health , economic growth , pathology , mechanical engineering , psychology , engineering , economics , social psychology
Stroke in young has special significance in developing countries. This is so because some etiologies like cardioembolic infections are more common than in developed countries, and the affection of economically productive group adds further to the overall disease burden. The paper discusses the burden of stroke in young and its implications in a developing country like India along with an approach to identifying different causes that are known to occur in this age group
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