Prospective observational study of young adult ischemic stroke patients.

Objective: Ischemic stroke (IS) in young patients may differ in etiology and prognosis from later-life IS, which is much more common. A number of single-center and population-based cohorts of affected individuals have been published, but information on the long-term prognosis of these patients is limited.

Methods: IS patients (≤55 years), discharged over a 10-year period, were evaluated and prospectively followed.