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Endovascular treatment versus standard medical treatment for vertebrobasilar artery occlusion (BEST): an open-label, randomised controlled trial
In this study, we aimed to investigate the safety and efficacy of endovascular treatment of acute strokes due to vertebrobasilar artery occlusion.MethodsWe did a multicentre, randomised, open-label trial, with blinded outcome assessment of thrombectomy in patients presenting within 8 h of vertebrobasilar occlusion at 28 centres in China. Patients were randomly assigned (1:1) to endovascular therapy plus standard medical therapy (intervention group) or standard medical therapy alone (control group). The randomisation sequence was computer-generated and stratified by participating centres. Allocation concealment was implemen...
Source: The Lancet Neurology - December 10, 2019 Category: Neurology Source Type: research

Stroke epidemiology in China: which are the next steps?
Publication date: April 2019Source: The Lancet Neurology, Volume 18, Issue 4Author(s): Michael Brainin
Source: The Lancet Neurology - March 16, 2019 Category: Neurology Source Type: research

Stroke in China: advances and challenges in epidemiology, prevention, and management
Publication date: April 2019Source: The Lancet Neurology, Volume 18, Issue 4Author(s): Simiao Wu, Bo Wu, Ming Liu, Zhengming Chen, Wenzhi Wang, Craig S Anderson, Peter Sandercock, Yongjun Wang, Yining Huang, Liying Cui, Chuanqiang Pu, Jianping Jia, Tong Zhang, Xinfeng Liu, Suming Zhang, Peng Xie, Dongsheng Fan, Xunming Ji, Ka-Sing Lawrence Wong, Longde WangSummaryWith over 2 million new cases annually, stroke is associated with the highest disability-adjusted life-years lost of any disease in China. The burden is expected to increase further as a result of population ageing, an ongoing high prevalence of risk factors (eg, ...
Source: The Lancet Neurology - March 16, 2019 Category: Neurology Source Type: research

Traditional Chinese medicine for ischaemic stroke
Publication date: September 2018Source: The Lancet Neurology, Volume 17, Issue 9Author(s): Tianlong Liu, Yi Ding, Aidong Wen
Source: The Lancet Neurology - August 15, 2018 Category: Neurology Source Type: research