TY - JOUR
T1 - Incidence and prognosis of stroke in young adults
T2 - A population-based study in Ferrara, Italy
AU - Groppo, Elisabetta
AU - De Gennaro, Riccardo
AU - Granieri, Gino
AU - Fazio, Patrik
AU - Cesnik, Edward
AU - Granieri, Enrico
AU - Casetta, Ilaria
PY - 2012/2
Y1 - 2012/2
N2 - The reported annual incidence of juvenile stroke ranges from 9 to 47 cases per 100,000 inhabitants. We sought to estimate the incidence of first-ever stroke in young adults through a population-based stroke registry in a well-defined and stable population. We planned to collect all cases of new stroke in people aged 15-44 years in Ferrara, Italy, over the period 2002-2007. During the surveillance period, a first-ever stroke was diagnosed in 39 patients, giving a mean annual crude incidence rate of 12.1 cases per 100,000 person-years (95% CI 8.6-16.5), 9.1 when adjusted to the European population. The overall 30-day case fatality rate was 7.7, 21.4% for hemorrhagic stroke. The incidence rate was in the range of estimates detected in western countries. The case-fatality rate was lower than that reported in less recent studies. The stroke subtype predicted the probability of death and the outcome.
AB - The reported annual incidence of juvenile stroke ranges from 9 to 47 cases per 100,000 inhabitants. We sought to estimate the incidence of first-ever stroke in young adults through a population-based stroke registry in a well-defined and stable population. We planned to collect all cases of new stroke in people aged 15-44 years in Ferrara, Italy, over the period 2002-2007. During the surveillance period, a first-ever stroke was diagnosed in 39 patients, giving a mean annual crude incidence rate of 12.1 cases per 100,000 person-years (95% CI 8.6-16.5), 9.1 when adjusted to the European population. The overall 30-day case fatality rate was 7.7, 21.4% for hemorrhagic stroke. The incidence rate was in the range of estimates detected in western countries. The case-fatality rate was lower than that reported in less recent studies. The stroke subtype predicted the probability of death and the outcome.
KW - Incidence
KW - Prognosis
KW - Stroke
KW - Young adults
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U2 - 10.1007/s10072-011-0654-9
DO - 10.1007/s10072-011-0654-9
M3 - Article
C2 - 21695657
AN - SCOPUS:84863983043
VL - 33
SP - 53
EP - 58
JO - Neurological Sciences
JF - Neurological Sciences
SN - 1590-1874
IS - 1
ER -