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Young ischemic stroke shows higher incidence in South Asia, driven by traditional risk factors and cardioembolism.
Young ischemic stroke is highly prevalent in South Asia, largely driven by traditional risk factors and cardioembolism, highlighting the need for aggressive risk factor control.
Urges targeted prevention efforts in South Asia; leaves open etiology and risk factor validation in prospective studies.
Stroke in young adults may have early impact on quality of life in survivors. Uncontrolled stroke risk factors, lack of treatment facilities and a dense population has made its special significance in South Asia. The main aim of this study is to evaluate incidence, risk factors, etiology and clinical characteristics of young ischemic stroke in South Asia. Incidence of young stroke is more common in South Asian countries than developed western countries and has higher prevalence in rural areas. Traditional risk factors, such as hypertension, smoking, hyperlipidemia and diabetes are associated with majority of cases. Cardioembolism and undetermined etiology contribute to a large proportion of stroke etiology. Appropriate stepwise investigations are suggested to diagnose stroke of other determined etiology. Regular intake of drugs to control risk factors, cessation of smoking, and promote physical activity is suggested to reduce the burden of young stroke. Journal of Advances in Internal Medicine 2013;02(01):27-33 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/jaim.v2i1.7636
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Ojha et al. (2013) conducted a review in Young ischemic stroke. Traditional risk factors and cardioembolism was evaluated on Incidence, risk factors, etiology and clinical characteristics. Young ischemic stroke has a higher incidence in South Asia compared to western countries, largely driven by traditional risk factors and cardioembolism.
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