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Stroke in young and middle age

Stanko Milić
Josip Palić
Silvija Butković-Soldo

Sažetak

The authors analysed the prevalence of the stroke in the group of 482 in-patients and in the group of 104 out-patients. According to the results obtained by this study the stroke appeared to be very rare (0.8%) in the age group below 20 as well as in the group below 40 years of age. Sudden increase is observed in the group up to 50 and the highest frequency is observed between 61—70 years. Since the stroke appears most frequently in a product ive age of life (20—60 years) — 39. 2% for in-patients and 40.4% for out-patients this age group sholuld beregarded as risky and it is necessary to take preventive follow-up actions (lipidogram, hypertension, cardial diseases, diabetes mellitus) and a special attention should be paid to the psychic stress situation. The authors analysed the mortality in relation to the age. It is higher in old age as it has been expected but it is also high in young and middle age (31%). Mortality was higher in the group of in-patinents (38. 8%) and lower in the group of out patients (0.96%) which is quite understandable since moribund patients with stroke are hospitalised quite offen. If we keep in mind that stroke can result in invalidity, the incidence in a productive age and social economic consequences of disease are of importance and therefore we should impose comprenhensive prevention in the healthy population.

Ključne riječi

cerebrovascular insult; young and middle age

Hrčak ID:

199064

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/199064

Datum izdavanja:

1.12.1986.

Podaci na drugim jezicima: hrvatski

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