Lifestyle Risk Factors for Ischemic Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack in Young Adults in the Stroke in Young Fabry Patients Study [Original Contributions]

Conclusions— In this large European cohort of young patients with acute ischemic cerebrovascular events, modifiable risk factors were highly prevalent, particularly in men and older patients. These data emphasize the need for vigorous primary and secondary prevention measures already in young populations targeting modifiable lifestyle vascular risk factors. Clinical Trial Registration— URL: http://www.clinicaltrials.gov. Unique Identifier: NCT00414583.

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Source: Stroke - December 24, 2012 Category: Neurology Authors: von Sarnowski, B., Putaala, J., Grittner, U., Gaertner, B., Schminke, U., Curtze, S., Huber, R., Tanislav, C., Lichy, C., Demarin, V., Basic-Kes, V., Ringelstein, E. B., Neumann-Haefelin, T., Enzinger, C., Fazekas, F., Rothwell, P. M., Dichgans, M., Junge Tags: Risk Factors, Acute Cerebral Infarction, Primary and Secondary Stroke Prevention, Risk Factors for Stroke Original Contributions Source Type: research