Risk factors for intracranial atherosclerosis / 国际脑血管病杂志

ABSTRACT

Intracranial atherosclerosis is one of the important causes of ischemic stroke. Because extra- and intracranial arteries have differences in the structure and hemodynamics, the effects of traditional vascular risk factors, including sex, age, hypertension, and diabetes mellitus, on extra-and intracranial atherosclerosis are also different. The early identification of the risk factors for intracranial atherosclerosis has important significance for aggressively preventing and treating intracranial atherosclerosis and reducing the incidence of ischemic stroke. However, many research conclusions aiming at the risk factors and intracranial ng andatherosclerotic correlation are not consistent. This article reviews the research status quo of the risk factors for intracranial atherosclerosis.