Am J Psychiatry 1985; 142:116-118
Copyright © 1985 by American Psychiatric Association
Alcohol and strokes in young adults
JR Taylor and T Combs-Orme
Current drinking, alcoholic binges, and a history of alcohol intoxication
differentiated young stroke patients from older stroke patients and young
medical control subjects. Acute heavy alcohol consumption may be an
important element in the development of strokes among young adults.