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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 Alotaibi
Published 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.
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