Julien Rousseau

Oct 23, 2023 | cmaj.ca | Julien Rousseau |Tarik Slaoui |François Bergeron

DiscussionIschemic strokes in adults younger than 50 years are on the rise worldwide.2 Important modifiable risk factors include smoking, hypertension, sedentary lifestyle, dyslipidemia, obesity, diabetes mellitus and atrial fibrillation. Large vessel atherosclerosis, cardio-embolic sources and small vessel disease are considerably less common causes of stroke than in older adults.