Why the study?
What are the differences in major risk factors between intracerebral hemorrhage and ischemic stroke in Chinese patients?
Population
6,326 acute stroke patients consecutively recruited from the National Taiwan University Hospital Stroke…
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May guide risk stratification in Chinese adults; leaves open whether modifying hypertension or alcohol reduces ICH incidence more than IS.
What are the differences in major risk factors between intracerebral hemorrhage and ischemic stroke in Chinese patients?
Hypertension and alcohol intake are more strongly associated with intracerebral hemorrhage than ischemic stroke in Chinese patients, particularly in younger individuals.
Tsai et al. (2017) studied this question.
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