Jakarta –
No wonder stroke is seen as a terrible threat. Because apart from its often sudden onset without any prior symptoms, this disease carries the risk of causing permanent disability. No exception, young people.
Several times, there have been reports that young people aged 20-30 years have had strokes. This is like breaking the assumption that strokes can only attack elderly people.
A neurologist at the Cleveland Clinic, Abbas Kharal, explained that anyone can have a stroke, at any age.
“No age group is immune to stroke, and surprisingly we saw a significant increase in the incidence of stroke in young adults,” emphasized Dr. Kharal, quoted from the Cleveland Clinic website, Saturday (14/10/2023).
A stroke occurs when there is a problem with blood flow to part of the brain, either due to a lack of blood supply or bleeding in the brain. Dr. Kharal explained that some of the signs and symptoms of stroke are changes in the face, weakness in the arms, and difficulty speaking.
According to him, often young people who experience stroke symptoms do not immediately seek help. The reason is, these young people think that the signs they are experiencing are not a serious problem.
As explained by Dr. Kharal, one of the main triggering factors for stroke cases in people under 50 years of age is an unhealthy lifestyle.
“Particularly in young adults, we see a significant increase in premature atherosclerosis, namely the hardening and blockage of the blood vessels. This is specifically believed to be caused by an increase in vascular risk factors for stroke in younger patients,” explained Dr Kharal.
“We are seeing the incidence of high blood pressure, high cholesterol and diabetes now occurring in young patients in their late 20s to early 30s. These diseases have traditionally been associated with a much older population,” he added.
Several other factors that can cause strokes include blood clotting disorders, structural heart disease, and blood vessel disorders including inflammatory and genetic blood vessel disorders.
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2023-10-14 04:00:21
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