Ischemic cerebrovascular disease in the young adult. Emergence of oral contraceptive use and pregnancy as the major risk factors in the 1980s.
Although oral contraceptives and pregnancy are recognized risk factors for stroke, epidemiological studies in young adults have not demonstrated these as the major risk factor of ischemic stroke in this age group. Our experience suggests that pregnancy and oral contraceptives have emerged as the major current risk factors for ischemic stroke in young adults.
Brick
J F
JF
Riggs
J E
JE
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000209:etiology*; D003276:Contraceptives, Oral / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors
D003276:Contraceptives, Oral