Analysis of the causes and risk factors of cerebral stroke in 392 young patients / 中国医师进修杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To explore the causes and risk factors of cerebral stroke in young adults.Method The clinical data of 392 young patients (≤45 years old) of cerebral stroke were analyzed retrospectively,and analyzed its causes and risk factors. Results The most common etiology in youth ischemic cerebral stroke was atherosclerosis (48.70%, 112/230), followed by cardiogenic cerebral embolism (13.04% ,30/230). The main cause in youth hemorrhagic cerebral stroke was hypertension (39.51% ,64/162), followed by intracranial aneurysm(14.81%,24/162) and cerebral vascular malformation(10.49%,17/162). The main risk factors for young patients with cerebral stroke were hypertension (40.31% ,158/392),smoking (36.22%, 142/392),drinking (33.93%, 133/392),prior stroke (13.78% ,54/392),hyperlipidemia (11.99% ,47/392), others were heart disease (9.69% ,38/392), family history of strokehistories (8.16%,32/392) and diabetes (5.36%,21/392) and so on. As far as 160 young patients and 110 young patients were detected separately homocysteine and anticardiolipin antibody, positive rates were 39.38%(63/160) and 3.64%(4/110) respectively. Conclusions The main etiological factor of ischemic cerebral stroke in young adults is atherosclerosis, cardiogenic cerebral embolism is followed. The main etiological factor of hemorrhagic cerebral stroke in young adults is hypertension, intracranial aneurysm and cerebral vascular malformation are followed. The order of risk factors for the young patients with cerebralstroke were hypertension, smoking,drinking, prior stroke, hyperlipidemia,heart disease, family history of stroke-histories, diabetes and hyperhomocysteinemia.