title: Stroke in the People's Republic of China.
abstract: Recent epidemiologic studies confirm that stroke is the most frequent cause of death in the People's Republic of China, with an incidence (219/100,000 people) more than fivefold that of myocardial infarction. Intracerebral hemorrhage causes about one third of all strokes, nearly three times the frequency in North American stroke registries. A marked regional variation in stroke incidence exists, with a threefold higher stroke incidence in northern than in southern Chinese cities, suggesting important environmental or dietary influences. Stroke treatment often involves a combination of modern and traditional herbal medicine; the latter may modify platelet aggregation and blood viscosity. Stroke, particularly intracerebral hemorrhage, is the most frequent and important vascular disorder in the People's Republic of China.
authors.affiliation: Neurology Department, First Affiliated Hospital, Kunming Medical College, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: F L
authors.initials: FL
authors.lastname: Shi
authors.forename: R G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Hart
authors.forename: D G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Sherman
authors.forename: C H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Tegeler
mesh_terms: D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000453:epidemiology; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional