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    Demographic and Etiologic Data and Risk Factors of Young Stroke Patient
    (Düzce Üniversitesi, 2012) Uzar, Ertugrul; Çevik, Mehmet Uğur; Yücel, Yavuz; Cansever, Sebiha; Arıkanoğlu, Adalet; Ekici, Faysal; Taşdemir, Nebahat
    Purpose: Was to evaluate the etiopathogenesis and vascular risk factors in young patients withischemic stroke.Methods: Fifty-three young patients (age between 17-45 years) with ischemic stroke wereanalysed retrospectively. The cases were classified according to TOAST classification. Inmedical history, smoking, alcohol taking, oral contraceptive, abortion history, pregnancy,hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and atherosclerosis has been evaluated.Results: Of the 53 patients, 23 (43.4%) were males and 30 (56.6%) were females. The riskfactors described for the etiology of stroke was found to large vessel disease 17 (32.1%), cardioemboli 12 (22.6%), small vessel disease 11 (20.8%), other factors 11 (20.8%) and undeterminedfactors 3 (5.7%).Conclusions: We believe that may reduce the incidence of stroke in the young patients bydetermined risk factors and taking the necessary measures, hereby may prevent mortality anddisability in the patients who have risk for stroke