Ischemic Stroke in Young Adults: Increasing Incidence and Long-term Risk

Be careful out there.
http://www.medpagetoday.com/resource-center/spotlight-on-ischemic-stroke/young-patients/a/38742?
Examination of the excess risk of death stratified by age at initial stroke shows that the younger the patient, the higher the relative risk of death (7 observed deaths versus 1.1 expected deaths, or a 6.4-fold higher risk in the 18- to 29-year-old age group). The absolute excess of deaths, however, was greatest among the older patients (77 observed versus 22.8 expected, or a 3.4-fold higher risk in the 40- to 50-year-old age group).