A study of risk factors for ischemic stroke in young adults in Urmia Town Download PDF

Introduction: 3.5 to 5.5 million deaths annually occur due to stroke in developing countries. Youth ischemic stroke occurs in the 15 to 45 age group. This study aimed to examine the risk factors for ischemic stroke in young adults in Urmia Town in the years 2010 to 2012. Method: this study is retrospective study in which 104 patients who were hospitalized due to stroke in the years 2010 to 2012 were studied. Patients’ information, including age, gender, dyslipidemia, positive family history were extracted from their records and the data were analyzed using SPSS20 software. Results: in present study, 15.4% of studied samples has family history, in terms of aPl Ab, 2.9% of them were abnormal and in terms of anti-dsDNA ab inflammatory factor, 1.9% of them were abnormal. Risk factors for ischemic stroke: brain tumor (3.7%), blood disease (3.7%), pre-eclampsia (3.7%), DVT(3.7%), and Hyperhomocysteinemia (3.7%) and carotid artery stenosis with more than 75% narrowing (3.7%), vascular diseases (0.9%) and brucellosis (0.9%). Discussion and conclusion: like similar studies, in present study, the most important factors causing ischemic stroke are hypertension, dyslipidemia, smoking and diabetes and it can be concluded that the results are consistent with the results of other studies and ultimately, a decision must be made to change the adults’ life style to prevent ischemic stroke in young adults.