Endovascular Thrombectomy in Young Patients With Stroke: A MR CLEAN Registry Study.
Josje BrouwerJohanna A SmaalBart J EmmerInger R de RidderIdo R van den WijngaardFrank-Erik De LeeuwJeannette HofmeijerWim H van ZwamJasper M MartensYvo B W E M RoosCharles B L M MajoieRobert J Van OostenbruggeJonathan M Coutinhonull nullPublished in: Stroke (2021)
Ten percent of patients with acute ischemic stroke undergoing endovascular thrombectomy were younger than 50. Cardioembolism and carotid dissection were common underlying causes in young patients. In one-third of cases, no cause was identified, indicating the need for more research on stroke cause in young patients. Young patients had better prognosis and lower risk of symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage than older patients.