(Norfolk, VA) -- Strokes in young people are becoming more frequent in Virginia and doctors are trying to make sense of it. Thomas Cage with more.Preview: Wrap Script:
Dr. John Agola, interventional radiologist with Sentara Health, said about 10% of stroke patients are younger patients - some even 8 and 10-year-old’s.Preview: He called the situation an epidemic of poor health - citing the opioid crisis, unhealthy eating culture, and stress as possible causes. Agola says a few specific types of strokes are frequently being seen in young people.Preview: He says the stroke warning signs and symptoms are all the same.