The number of young people -- including children and teens -- who are being hospitalized for acute ischemic stroke is rising, researchers found.Guess who is more likely to have a stroke:
From 1994 to 2007, the prevalence of hospitalization increased for both males and females ages 5 to 44 (P<0.01 for trends), according to Mary George, MD, MSPH, of the CDC's Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention in Atlanta.
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