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Help docs! i'm trying to find out what causes strokes in teenagers?
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Good question: The most common cause of strokes in the teenage population is illicit/recreational drugs. This can lead to intracerebral hemorrhages and vasculitis (inflammation of the blood vessels. Some natural causes of stroke include arteriovenous malformations (congenital tangle of blood vessels), and moyamoya(development of arterial narrowing of large brain vessels).
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