Prevalence and cardiovascular risk factors of asymptomatic intracranial arterial stenosis: the Kongcun Town Study in Shandong, China.

Qin-Jian SunQ WangX WangX JiS SangS ShaoY ZhaoY XiangY XueJ LiG WangM LvF XueChengxuan Qiu Y Du

Published in: European journal of neurology (2020)

Asymptomatic ICAS is common amongst rural-dwelling middle-aged and older Chinese people. Hypertension, diabetes, overweight or obesity and high hypersensitive C-reactive protein, especially when coexisting, are strongly associated with aICAS.

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