ABSTRACT NUMBER: ESOC2026A2088 LEFT ANTERIOR VS RIGHT ANTERIOR VS POSTERIOR CIRCULATION INFARCTS: A RETROSPECTIVE STUDY OF YOUNG ADULTS WITH ISCHAEMIC STROKES
Arunan Varatharasan, Duaa Ali Faruqi, Teswahen Bedawi, Aravinth Sivagnanaratnam · 2026
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Strokes in younger adults follow different rules than strokes in the old, and Arunan Varatharasan and co-authors compare their locations in a 2026 conference abstract. Records covered adults aged fifty-five and under admitted to a hyperacute stroke unit between January 2024 and June 2025. Bleeds, multi-region strokes, and repeat strokes were set aside.
Of 299 young patients, 147 qualified. About a third had strokes in the left front circulation, a quarter in the right, and thirty percent in the back circulation. Severity scores did not differ meaningfully between left and right front strokes in either sex. Diabetes stood out in the back-circulation group, touching thirty percent of those patients against far fewer in front groups. Clot-busting treatment rates were highest in right front strokes. The authors argue these subgroups may need different prevention plans.
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| CREATOR | Arunan Varatharasan, Duaa Ali Faruqi, Teswahen Bedawi, Aravinth Sivagnanaratnam |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 2 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |