Platelet adhesiveness in young patients with ischaemic stroke.
A significant increase in platelet adhesiveness was observed in 13 patients who developed ischaemic stroke at high altitude and in 43 patients who developed stroke at low altitude when compared with a similar group of normal healthy volunteers. Eighty-eight percent of the patients were below the age of 40 years. The role of platelet adhesiveness in the pathogenesis of cerebral schaemia in young patients is discussed.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000531:Altitude; D001921:Brain / Q000098:blood supply; D006801:Humans; D002542:Intracranial Embolism and Thrombosis / Q000097:blood* / Q000209:etiology; D007511:Ischemia; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010973:Platelet Adhesiveness