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How can a young person have strokes?

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Anonymous

13y ago
Updated: 8/20/2019

Strokes in younger people usually imply some other (often treatable) causes.

Extremely high blood pressure, heart defects, abnormal blood vessels, and clotting problems (often due to inherited or autoimmune disease) often are causes.

Smoking can also contribute.

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