Table 1.
Summary of study cohorts
| Study | Cohort | Region | Study period | Full cohort (n =) | Young adult age range | Young adults (n =) | Stroke subtypes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rutten-Jacobs et al. [21•] | FUTURE (Follow-up of transient ischemic attack and stroke patients and unelucidated risk factor evaluation) | Netherlands | 1/1980–- 11/2010 | 959 | 18–50 | 959 | IS, TIA, ICH |
| Diaz-Guzman et al. [11] | Spanish IBERICTUS study | Spain | 2006 | 2700 | >17–54 | 256 | IS, TIA, ICH, undetermined |
| Putaala et al. [12] | 15 Cities Young Stroke study | Europe | 1988–2010 | 3944 | 15–49 | 3944 | IS |
| Putaala et al. [24] | Helsinki Young Stroke Registry | Finland | 1/1994–5/2007 | 1008 | 15–49 | 958 | IS |
| Toni et al. [18] | SITS-ISTR (safe implementation of thrombolysis in stroke-international stroke thrombolysis register) | international | 2002–2010 | 27,671 | 18–50 | 3246 | Acute IS + thrombolysis |
| Ji et al. [17•] | Get with the guidelines-stroke (database at Mass General hospital) | Boston, USA | 2005–2010 | 2643 | 18–45 | 215 | IS, TIA |
| Greisenegger et al. [25] | Vienna Stroke Registry | Austria | 10/1998 -–2/2001 | 661 | 18 <50 | 249 | IS, TIA |
| Kissela et al. [6•] | Greater Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Stroke study (GCNKSS) | USA | 1993–94 1999, 2005 | 1942, 2034, 1916 | 20–54 | 227, 303, 393 | IS, ICH, SAH |
| von Sarnowski et al. [28] | Stroke in Young Fabry Patients cohort | Europe | 4/2007–1/2010 | 4467 | 18–55 | 4467 | IS, TIA |
ICH intracerebral hemorrhage, IS ischemic stroke, SAH subarachnoid hemorrhage, TIA transient ischemic attack