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Special Report - Special Report - October 25, 2012
More people suffering strokes at younger age, study says
Average age of sufferers falls; greater percentage have them before age 55

Newswise

New research reveals that strokes may be affecting people at a younger age.

The study was published in the Oct. 10 online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

"The reasons for this trend could be a rise in risk factors such as diabetes, obesity, and high cholesterol," says study author Dr. Brett Kissela, with the University of the Cincinnati College of Medicine in Ohio and a Fellow of the American Academy of Neurology.
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