بررسی حوادث عروق مغزی در بالغین جوان

ABSTRACT Among all the neurologic diseases of adult life, the cerebrovascular accident (CVA) clearly rank, first in terms of frequency and importance. Contrary to a common view, stroke in the age range of 15 to 45, is not rare. Stroke can be particularly dramatic when a young, previously healthy individual experiences acute cerebral infarction. Apart from the early dramatic consequences of stroke on the patient, when permanent sequelae remain for the whole life, the burden can be extremely heavy on spouse, family, and society in general. This study is retrospective and descriptive, about 100 cases of CVAz in young adults admitted in neurology section of "Poorsina Hospital" during a two-year period. The axis of this study was based on a collection of informations about prevalence, subtypes of stroke, risk factors, and causes of stroke in these patients. Stroke in young adults constitute about %12 of all pateints admitted with stroke. Number of female patients was more than males. The most common type of stroke was embolic stroke. The most common cause in patients under study were heart disease and the most common of them were heumatic heart disease with or without atrial fibrillation. Nearly more than half of first strokes in young adults had no identified cause. thus, the performance of prospective analytical study, with more complete laboratory and radiologic examinations is recommended.