Strokes are on the rise among younger people, with a recent CDC report revealing a 14.6% increase among people aged 18–44 from 2020 to 2022.

While the alarming trend has been stumping medical professionals, one expert has shared some intriguing theories with The Post.

“We’ve never had patients so young,” said Dr. Mohammad Anadani , Chief of Neuroendovascular Services for the Endeavor Health Neurosciences Institute . 4

“We don’t think about stroke in 20-year-old patients. We feel more pressure when caring for these patients because they are so young.”

Anadani recently treated not one but two extremely young adults who had a stroke — Ann Fulk , 24, and Aubrey Hasley , 23.

Their strokes came as a huge surprise to, well, everyone — especially since they were both, by all

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