Prevention and treatment of stroke in China: The status and future / 第二军医大学学报

ABSTRACT

Stroke is the first cause of death in China, with high disability and causing serious economic burden to the society and families. Moreover it is one of the most important reasons for returning to poverty due to illness. Investigation shows that the awareness of active treatment and control for various risk factors of cerebrovascular disease is increasing in China. With the development of stroke diagnosis and treatment technology, the mortality of patients with severe stroke is reducing. However, there is still a long way to go to curb the rapid increase of stroke incidence and to reduce the mortality of stroke.