[Ischemic stroke in young adults].
Ischemic strokes are not exceptional in young adults. The causes of cerebral ischemia are multiple: arterial (cervical dissection, and to a lesser extent, arteriosclerosis, small-vessel occlusion ond vasculopathy) cardiac, hematological, genetic etc. Depending on the exhaustivity of the diagnostic work-up, 30 to 50% of cases have no clear cause. The long-term prognosis for the ischemic stroke in the young is better than in the elderly, mortality and recurrence rates are low. Many subjects suffer sequeloe that have on important impact on quality of life of the patients and their family
Woimant
France
F
Service de Neurologie, Hôpital Lariboisière, 2, rue Ambroise-Paré, Paris (75), France. france.woimant@lrb.aphp.fr
D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D011379:Prognosis; D012307:Risk Factors; D020521:Stroke / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*