Stroke in Young Adults
Authors: SYDNEY LOUIS
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1967)

Article1 May 1967Stroke in Young AdultsSYDNEY LOUIS, M.D., FLETCHER MCDOWELL, M.D.SYDNEY LOUIS, M.D., FLETCHER MCDOWELL, M.D.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-66-5-932 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptIdentification of a stroke-prone individual before cerebral infarction is of great importance in solving the problem of prophylaxis of atherosclerotic cerebrovascular disease. The lesion underlying most cerebrovascular disease is atherosclerosis, which involves nearly all of the population before old age (1, 2). The rate of development of atherosclerosis is highly variable. The identification of the individual who is developing significant atherosclerosis and who is liable to have a cerebral infarction would enable a more sensible use of present suggestions for therapy, nearly all of which are prophylactic. 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Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: SYDNEY LOUIS, M.D.; FLETCHER MCDOWELL, M.D.Affiliations: New York, New YorkFrom the Second (Cornell) Neurology Service, Bellevue Hospital, Cornell University Medical College, New York, N. Y.This study was supported by grant NB 03346-05, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Md.Requests for reprints should be addressed to Sydney Louis, M.D., Second Neurology, Cornell Division, Bellevue Hospital, 1st Ave. and 26th St., New York, N.Y. 10016. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byÉtiologies des épilepsiesAtherosclerotic Cerebral Infarction in Young AdultsStroke in Children and Young AdultsOral contraceptives, pregnancy and the risk of cerebra1 thromboembolism: the influence of diabetes, hypertension, migraine and previous thrombotic diseaseEmergence of Recreational Drug Abuse as a Major Risk Factor for Stroke in Young AdultsDavid A. Kaku, MD, Daniel H. 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SWANSON, M.D.Cerebral Hemorrhage and ThrombosisRefrences 1 May 1967Volume 66, Issue 5Page: 932-938KeywordsAtherosclerosisCerebrovascular diseasesHypertensionInfarctionNeurologyPatientsProblem solvingProphylaxisStrokeYoung adults ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 May 1967 PDF downloadLoading ...