Stroke in Young Adults

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Abstract
Numerous investigations over the past 25 years have established important differences in the incidence, epidemiology, etiology, treatment, and outcomes of stroke in young adults compared to older populations. Women, as a group, experience an increase in stroke risk during their childbearing years because of the hazards of pregnancy and the puerperium as well as the use of oral contraceptive (OC) medications, particularly in combination with smoking. Population-based studies in American cities have documented a higher incidence of stroke in young blacks compared to whites. Advances in craniocervical imaging in the past two decades have improved detection of several important causes of stroke in young adults. Pregnancy and the puerperium are a time of increased risk of stroke for young women. A number of drugs of abuse and medications have been linked to stroke in young adults.

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