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Advances in stroke management and research in China in 2018

  

  1. 1.Department of Neurology,  Beijing Tiantan Hospital,  Capital Medical University,  Beijing 100070, China;
    2.China National Clinical Research Center for Neurological Diseases,  Beijing100070,China;
    3.Illinois Neurological Institute Stroke Network,  Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis
    Healthcare System,  University of Illinois College of Medicine,  Peoria 61603,  USA
  • Online:2019-01-20 Published:2019-01-30
  • Contact: Corresponding author: Liu Liping, Email: lipingsister@gmail.com

Abstract: China bears the biggest burden of stroke in the world. With the improvement of the medical quality of stroke,  the mortality of stroke in our country is on the decline,  but the morbidity is still on the rise.In recent years,  China has made substantial progress in stroke education,  research,  and stroke care.This article reviews the influential academic achievements from recent years,  summarizes and evaluates the latest advances in the improvement of stroke care quality in China,  the exploration of thrombolysis and new treatment methods,  it also  touches upon the development of stroke construction,  and takes a glimpse into the future of stroke management in China.

Key words: sroke, epidemiology;rehabilitation;thrombolytic therapy