Introduction: Stroke is a major public health problem even more dramatic in young people. Goal of the study: To make our contribution to the knowledge of strokes of the young subject. Methodology: It was a retrospective study conducted over a period of 02 years (January 2017 to December 2018) including the files of patients aged 18 to 49 years hospitalized for any suspected case of stroke in the Department of Neurology of C between Hospitalier A Sino-Central African Friendship University (CHUSCA) from Bangui. Results: During the study, 225 cases of stroke were recorded, including 26 cases in young subjects, representing a hospital frequency of 11.5%. The average age was 42.5 years with extremes ranging from 24 to 49 years. The most represented age group was 45 and 49 with a sex ratio (M/F) of 1.36. The average age for men was 41.93 years compared to 39.27 years for women. Civil servants were in the majority in 50% of the cases. Alcohol was the main FDR (80.8%) followed by hypertension (61.5%) and tobacco (50%). The majority of patients (57.70%) were admitted to neurology after the first 24 hours. Ischemic stroke represented 73.08% compared to 26.92% of AVCH. The lethality was 20.08%. The sequelae were found in 69.20% of cases. Cardiac exploration had found 57.10% of LVH. Conclusion: This study confirms a high frequency of stroke in the young subject. The predominance of modifiable FRCVs requires the implementation of a specific strategy based on awareness, early detection and effective and adequate PEC.
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