Five pre-existing conditions increase the risk of stroke in young adults. Migraine was found to be responsible for stroke in 35 percent of women under 35.
Typical risk factors for life-threatening cardiovascular disease include high cholesterol, type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure or coronary heart disease (CHD) Atypical risk factors appear to play an important role in younger stroke patients. You can find out what these are here. A person in Germany suffers a stroke approximately every two minutes. One in seven stroke patients is younger than 50 years.