Characteristics and Outcomes of Younger Adults with Embolic Stroke of Undetermined Source (ESUS): A Retrospective Study.
Ali M Al KhathaamiBayan Al BdahAbdulmjeed AlnosairAbdulkarim AlturkiRayan AlrebdiShorug AlwayiliSulaiman AlhamzahFahad A M AlKhathaamiNasser AlotaibiPublished in: Stroke research and treatment (2019)
This study showed that 26.5% of patients with ESUS were aged ≤50 years. Although younger adults with ESUS had fewer risk factors, there were no significant differences in neurologic disability or mortality at discharge, stroke severity, or median length of stay.