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What is the prevalence and what are the risk factors for intracranial atherosclerosis in asymptomatic Chinese villagers aged >=40 years?
What is the prevalence and what are the risk factors for intracranial atherosclerosis in asymptomatic Chinese villagers aged >=40 years?
Intracranial atherosclerosis is relatively common (6.9%) among asymptomatic Chinese adults aged >=40 years and is associated with hypertension, glycosuria, heart disease, and family history of stroke.
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Risk factor associations may guide targeted assessment in asymptomatic Chinese adults; leaves open prospective validation of stroke risk.
Wong et al. (2007) studied this question.
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