Stroke prevention [Neurosurgery Wiki]

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====== Stroke prevention ======

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The best way for [[stroke]] [[prevention]] is to eat a healthy [[diet]], exercise regularly, and avoid [[smoking]] and drinking too much [[alcohol]]. These lifestyle changes can reduce your risk of problems like arteries becoming clogged with fatty substances ([[atherosclerosis]]) and high [[blood pressure]].
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In a large, nationally representative [[sample]] of adults aged 40 years or older, the estimated prevalence, incidence, and mortality rate of stroke in China in 2020 were 2.6%, 505.2 per 100 000 person-years, and 343.4 per 100 000 person-years, respectively, indicating the need for an improved [[stroke prevention]] strategy in the general Chinese population
((Tu WJ, Zhao Z, Yin P, Cao L, Zeng J, Chen H, Fan D, Fang Q, Gao P, Gu Y, Tan G, Han J, He L, Hu B, Hua Y, Kang D, Li H, Liu J, Liu Y, Lou M, Luo B, Pan S, Peng B, Ren L, Wang L, Wu J, Xu Y, Xu Y, Yang Y, Zhang M, Zhang S, Zhu L, Zhu Y, Li Z, Chu L, An X, Wang L, Yin M, Li M, Yin L, Yan W, Li C, Tang J, Zhou M, Wang L. Estimated Burden of Stroke in China in 2020. JAMA Netw Open. 2023 Mar 1;6(3):e231455. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.1455. PMID: 36862407.)).