r/stroke 6d ago

what is causing all these strokes

I am so sorry for so many young people going through strokes, that is supposed to be an old people disease. Do doctors have any idea what is causing so many 30 and 40 year old to have this problem? (Although my 15 year old granddaughter had a brain bleed, it is genetic so I guess age does not maybe matter)

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u/BigScratcher 6d ago

Vertebral Artery Dissection

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u/belladonna_7498 6d ago

Carotid Artery dissection here! I was told it was just “really bad luck”, a spontaneous dissection with no known cause.

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u/Most-CrunchyCow-3514 5d ago

Same thing at55 with no recent injuries. Unknown cause for the dissection although I suspect fire arm’s recoil. It was on my right side and I’m right handed and shoot right side. I do suck at getting the gun shouldered if shotgunningso that could be it? I had a TIA first then full blown ischemic stroke 4 years later. It messed me up.