Prevalence and risk factors of intracranial and extracranial artery stenosis in asymptomatic rural residents of 13 villages in China

Abstract Background The present study aimed to investigate the prevalence and risk factors for extracranial carotid artery stenosis (ECAS) and intracranial carotid artery stenosis (ICAS) simultaneously in asymptomatic Chinese pure rural population. Methods We analyzed 2589 asymptomatic subjects aged...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Haiqiang Jin, Qing Peng, Ding Nan, Pu Lv, Ran Liu, Wei Sun, Yuming Teng, Yuanyuan Liu, Chenghe Fan, Haiying Xing, Ke Xu, Yining Huang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-07-01
Series:BMC Neurology
Subjects:
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12883-017-0924-0