Cerebral infarction in young adults

Authors

  • Do Young Chung Author

Keywords:

ischemic stroke; female; male; cerebral infarction; transient ischemic attack; medical history; young adults; cerebral angiography; laboratory; lesion

Abstract

The author analyzed 64 cases of acute ischemic stroke in young adults admitted from 1965 to 1975, including 41 males and 23 females, aged 16 to 40 years old. The diagnosis of cerebral ischemic stroke is based on medical history, clinical and laboratory findings, and most patients are confirmed by cerebral angiography. Transient ischemic attacks (T.I.A) were not included in this group of cases. According to angiography findings, 2/3 of patients with cerebral infarction occurred in

Downloads

Published

2015-03-09

Issue

Vol. 19 No. 1 (2015)

Section

Articles