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https://doi.org/10.14300/mnnc.2025.20043

Stroke in young adults: etiopathogenesis, clinical issues, advanced diagnosing and treatment methods

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Anastasia Igorevna Raevskaya; Dzutsev Akhsarbek Irbekovich; Shakhramanyan Lilit Vadimovna; Pohilko Valeria Alexandrovna; Sergei Karpov; Irina Vishlova; Dmitry Anatolyevich Iskra;

Strokes in young adults stand out as an urgent issue faced by modern medicine because they feature significant differences in terms of their causes, course, and consequences compared to those in elderly patients. This literature review summarizes the currently available knowledge related to strokes in younger adults, including the clinical and epidemiological specifics, etiology, and pathogenesis, as well as a discussion of the relevant diagnostic and treatment methods.

This review provides details on the prevalence of stroke, risk factors, clinical manifestations, and forecasts for younger patients. There is a special focus on various etiological aspects, along with the consideration of the advanced diagnostic methods.

Special discussion is offered about the treatment strategies that are aimed at recovering the functioning and relapse prevention, including thrombolysis, anticoagulant therapy, and treatment of specific causes of stroke in young adults.

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Keywords: acute cerebrovascular accident, stroke, young age, diagnostics, therapy