[Cerebrovascular diseases in patients under 50 years of age]

The occurrence of cerebrovascular diseases under the age of 50 years has been analyzed. It has been found that 230 cases of cerebrovascular diseases have been established between 1970 and 1976 in the 7th district of Budapest. With reference to clinical forms transitory cerebral ischemia and thrombosis of the cerebral arteries showed highest frequency. Risk factors were compared to those in patients over the age of 50 years. The matched pair analysis was used to determine relative risk and objective real circumstances. In this analysis the McNemar test was found positive in numerous cases. Based on the results the multifactorial origin was considered responsible of arteriosclerosis, hypertension, heart disease, diabetes mellitus, alcohol consumption, and smoking being the most important factors.