Premature vascular disease in young adult stroke: a pathology-based case series.

Marco PasiEva RochaWesley SamoreMatthew P FroschAnand ViswanathanAneesh Bhim Singhal

Published in: Journal of neurology (2019)

Young adult stroke patients with recurrent stroke, fatal stroke, or SVD on imaging have advanced atherosclerosis and arteriolosclerosis-related pathological changes in multiple organ systems. Aggressive control of atherosclerosis risk factors is warranted even in young individuals.

Keyphrases

young adults
atrial fibrillation
risk factors
cardiovascular disease
high resolution
cerebral ischemia
type diabetes
childhood cancer
fluorescence imaging
subarachnoid hemorrhage