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American Academy of Neurology: More Young Adults Are Having Strokes Than Three Decades Ago
September 24, 2026
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Sept. 24 (TNSjou) -- The American Academy of Neurology issued the following news release:

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More Young Adults Are Having Strokes Than Three Decades Ago

SEPTEMBER 23, 2026

Highlights:

* Stroke rates among adults ages 20 to 54 nearly doubled over a 27-year period in a large U.S. population study.

* The increase was driven primarily by ischemic strokes, the most common type of stroke.

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