According to new research that was published in “Stroke,”, approximately 30% of adults below age 45 in the United States don’t know the five most common stroke symptoms. Strokes are the main cause of disability in the country as well as the fifth leading cause of death. Between 10% to 15% of the 795,000 individuals who suffer a stroke are young people, aged between 18 and 45, so recognizing the signs is vital. Other recent studies suggest that while stroke incidence is decreasing among the general population, its incidence and hospitalizations have grown by more than 40% in young people in the last few decades.
Khurram Nasir, the study’s author, stated that despite the medical community making significant strides…
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