Geographic and Sex Difference in the Distribution of Intracranial Atherosclerosis in China [Clinical Sciences]

Conclusions—
There exists geographic and sex difference in the distribution of symptomatic ICAS in China. Public health measures should strengthen improving social determinants of health and risk factor prevention/control in high-risk populations for decreasing stroke risk.

Source: Stroke - July 22, 2013 Category: Neurology Authors: Pu, Y., Liu, L., Wang, Y., Zou, X., Pan, Y., Soo, Y., Leung, T., Zhao, X., Wong, K. S., Wang, Y., on behalf of the Chinese IntraCranial AtheroSclerosis (CICAS) Study Group Tags: Risk Factors, Acute Cerebral Infarction Clinical Sciences Source Type: research