Fortunately, the number of older people having strokes has decreased; however, the number of younger people having strokes is growing. People normally associate the incidence of stroke with older people, but experts say obesity, hypertension, and diabetes are to blame for strokes to be occurring more often among young people, “a group that has not been considered at high risk for the debilitating and deadly condition, caused by a blood clot or bleeding in the brain,” states Jennifer Thomas from HealthDay.com.
Thomas went on to say, “Even as doctors are getting a handle on the problem among seniors, the proportion of strokes that occurred among those ages 20 to 45 rose from 4.5 percent in 1993-94 to 7.3 percent in 2005.” Because strokes are normally uncommon among young people, Brett Kissela, associate professor and vice chairman of education and clinical services at the University of Cincinnati Neuroscience Institute, referred to the findings as “scary and very concerning”.
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