Cerebrovascular diseases
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Cerebrovascular diseases · Jan 2016
Factors Associated with Delay in Presentation to the Hospital for Young Adults with Ischemic Stroke.
Young adults with ischemic stroke may present late to medical care, but the reasons for these delays are unknown. We sought to identify factors that predict delay in presentation. ⋯ A majority of young adults with ischemic stroke presented outside the time window for intravenous fibrinolysis. Diabetes, single status, and unemployed status were associated with delayed presentation.