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SUBMITTER: Fromm A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3721997 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Fromm Annette A Thomassen Lars L Naess Halvor H Meijer Rudy R Eide Geir Egil GE Kråkenes Jostein J Vedeler Christian A CA Gerdts Eva E Larsen Terje H TH Kuiper Karel K-J KK Laxdal Elin E Russell David D Tatlisumak Turgut T Waje-Andreassen Ulrike U
BMC neurology 20130717
<h4>Background</h4>Ischemic stroke in young adults is a major health problem being associated with a higher vascular morbidity and mortality compared to controls, and a stroke recurrence rate of 25% during the first decade. The assumed cause of infarction and the detected risk factors determine the early- and long-term treatment. However, for many patients the cause of stroke remains unknown. Risk factor profile and etiology differ in young and elderly ischemic stroke patients, and atheroscleros ...[more]