Etiology and risk factors of stroke in young adults: A multicentric study

The main objective of this research was to assess the risk factors and causes of ischemic stroke in the young population (age less than 50 years). This was a prospective multicenter study conducted at Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission General Hospital, Islamabad, and Mayo hospital Lahore from June 2...

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Published in:Annals of medicine and surgery 2022-10, Vol.82, p.104647-104647, Article 104647
Main Authors: Aslam, Ayesha, Khan, Ubaid, Niazi, Farheen, Anwar, Iqra
Format: Article
Language:English
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Cross-sectional Study
Etiology
Hypertension
Ischemic stroke
Risk factors
Young stroke
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Summary:The main objective of this research was to assess the risk factors and causes of ischemic stroke in the young population (age less than 50 years). This was a prospective multicenter study conducted at Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission General Hospital, Islamabad, and Mayo hospital Lahore from June 2019 to June 2020. In this research, patients with ischemic stroke, aged 15–50 years were included. Prior to noting demographics, each patient gave ethical approval via filling out consent forms. After that, all demographical details including residence, education, gender and age, and socioeconomic status were noted. Risk factors were evaluated on the questionnaire proforma. Outcomes were measured using the modified Rankin scale (MRS) score. Additionally, data were analyzed by using SPSS V26. A P-value of
ISSN:2049-0801
2049-0801
DOI:10.1016/j.amsu.2022.104647