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Incidence of Stroke in Young Adults : A Review
Joint Authors
Felzani, Giorgio
Russo, Tommasina
Marini, Carmine
Source
Issue
Vol. 2011, Issue 2011 (31 Dec. 2011), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2010-12-19
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Introduction.
Stroke in the young may have a dramatic impact on the quality of life in survivors.
This study was aimed to evaluate incidence of first-ever stroke in the young by means of a systematic review.
Materials and Methods.
All papers on incidence of stroke in the young published after 1980, were identified by electronic search of Medline and manual search of reference lists.
Only studies recruiting subjects under 44 years of age and with a lower age limit not higher than 20 years were included.
Incidence rates were standardized to the 2000 European population according to the direct method.
Poisson regression analysis was used to compare studies.
Results.
29 studies including 3548 participants were identified.
Incidence rates, after excluding a few outliers, ranged between 8.63 and 19.12 for crude rates and between 8.70 and 21.02 for standardized rates.
Heterogeneity among studies was statistically significant but improved after excluding 4 studies.
Few studies reported the proportions of stroke subtypes.
Conclusions.
Stroke in subjects under 45 years of age is not such a rare disease and requires specific preventive programs.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Marini, Carmine& Russo, Tommasina& Felzani, Giorgio. 2010. Incidence of Stroke in Young Adults : A Review. Stroke Research and Treatment،Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-5.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Marini, Carmine…[et al.]. Incidence of Stroke in Young Adults : A Review. Stroke Research and Treatment No. 2011 (2011), pp.1-5.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Marini, Carmine& Russo, Tommasina& Felzani, Giorgio. Incidence of Stroke in Young Adults : A Review. Stroke Research and Treatment. 2010. Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-5.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-479443