Aetiological diagnosis of ischaemic stroke in young adults
| Autor: | Ayrton Roberto Massaro, José M. Ferro, Jean-Louis Mas |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Repositório da Universidade de Lisboa |
| Rok vydání: | 2010 |
| Předmět: |
Adult
Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty Substance-Related Disorders Migraine Disorders Thrombophilia Aetiological diagnosis Brain Ischemia Young Adult Quality of life Medicine Humans cardiovascular diseases Young adult Stroke Ischaemic stroke Genetic testing medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Smoking Age Factors Brain medicine.disease Angiography Etiology Neurology (clinical) business Vasculitis Young adults |
| Zdroj: | Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (RCAAP) instacron:RCAAP |
| ISSN: | 1474-4465 |
| Popis: | Summary Despite improvements in diagnosis and treatment, ischaemic stroke in young adults remains a catastrophic event from the patients' perspective. Stroke can cause death, disability, and hamper quality of life. For the neurologist treating a young adult with suspected ischaemic stroke, the diagnostic challenge is to identify its cause. Contemporary neuroimaging of the brain and its vessels, and a comprehensive cardiac assessment, will enable identification of the most frequent causes of stroke in this age group: cardioembolism and arterial dissection. Specific diagnostic tests for the many other rare causes of ischaemic stroke in young adults (angiography, CSF examination, screening for vasculitis and thrombophilia, genetic testing, and ophthalmological examination) should be guided by suspected clinical findings or by the high prevalence of diseases associated with stroke in some countries. |
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