Stroke in young adults: report of three cases and review of literature.
Niger Postgrad Med J
; 13(2): 157-60, 2006 Jun.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To highlight the occurrence, and review the literature on stroke in young adults.METHODS:
This paper reports three cases of young strokes. Brain imaging was done for two cases. The two were haemorrhagic stroke; one from an identified arteriovenous malformation and the other from a suspected vascular malformation or intracranial aneurysm. The third case was a young man with nephrotic syndrome who presented with clinical features of a thrombotic stroke. A review of the literature on stroke in young adults was done via Medline search for relevant publications.RESULTS:
The literature review shows that a thorough diagnostic work up is required in young adults with stroke if one is to identify the diverse, but often treatable, causes of stroke in this age group.CONCLUSION:
Stroke is a significant, albeit uncommon, cause of mortality and morbidity in young adults.
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Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Accidente Cerebrovascular
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Año:
2006
Tipo del documento:
Article