Nontraditional risk factors shed light on unexplained strokes in adults younger than 50

dults younger than 50 years of age had more than double the risk of having a stroke from migraine or other nontraditional stroke risk factors rather than traditional risks such as high blood pressure, according to research published today in Stroke, the peer-reviewed scientific journal of the American Stroke Association, a division of the American Heart Association.

Previous research indicates the rate of ischemic (clot-caused) stroke among adults 18-49 years old is increasing and propelled…

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