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BRAIN INFARCTION IN YOUNG ADULTS
Author(s) -
Hindfelt Bengt,
Nilsson Olle
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
acta neurologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.967
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1600-0404
pISSN - 0001-6314
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0404.1977.tb05635.x
Subject(s) - hyperlipidemia , incidence (geometry) , medicine , stroke (engine) , brain infarction , ischemic stroke , cerebral infarction , young adult , infarction , pediatrics , cardiology , diabetes mellitus , ischemia , myocardial infarction , endocrinology , physics , engineering , optics , mechanical engineering
Sixty‐four young adults (aged 16 to 40 years) with ischemic stroke were analyzed in retrospect with regard to possible pathogenetic mechanisms. In older patients various predisposing factors emerge (arterial hypertension, hyperlipidemia etc.) which are rare among younger age groups. In patients lacking predisposing causes the stroke incidence exhibits a seasonal variation. It is suggested that infection may be important for the development of ischemic stroke.