Platelet adhesiveness in young patients with ischaemic stroke

Abstract

A significant increase in platelet adhesiveness was observed in 13 patients who developed ischemic stroke at high altitude and in 43 patients who developed stroke at low altitude when compared with a similar group of normal healthy volunteers. Eighty-eight percent of the patients were below the age of 40 yr. The role of platelet adhesiveness in the pathogenesis of cerebral ischemia in young patients is discussed.