Gandolfo C, Croce R
Centro di Studio per la Neurofisiologia Cerebrale, CNR, Genova.
Ann Ital Med Int. 1996 Jan-Mar;11(1):33-8.
Ischemic stroke is uncommon in young adults, and its etiologies and prognosis are different from those verified in the cerebrovascular disease of old age. Atherosclerosis is the main cause of stroke in the elderly, while emboligenous cardiopathy is one of the main mechanism underlying this pathology in young adults. Other etiologies include atherosclerosis, coagulopathies, vasculitides, arterial dissection and migraine. Ischemic stroke in young adults must thus be studied with a different protocol from that used for the elderly.
缺血性中风在年轻人中并不常见，其病因和预后与老年脑血管疾病不同。动脉粥样硬化是老年人中风的主要原因，而心源性栓塞是年轻人发生这种疾病的主要机制之一。其他病因包括动脉粥样硬化、凝血障碍、血管炎、动脉夹层和偏头痛。因此，研究年轻人的缺血性中风必须采用与老年人不同的方案。
