SOME CLINICAL DATA ON CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE IN INDONESIA : Session I-6 : THE FIRST ASIAN-PACIFIC SYMPOSIUM ON STROKE : SESSION I. PANEL DISCUSSION PRESENT STATUS OF STROKE PROBLEMS IN EACH COUNTRY

Abstract

This preliminary report of clinical data on cerebrovascular disease (CVD) was based on the retrospective study of 2, 092 cases who were admitted to 15 hospitals consisting of 13 provincial hospitals and 2 municipal hospitals in Indonesia in 1980. Although it cannot present the actual prevalence of the disease, it would be hoped that it might introduce the general performance of the CVD problem in our country. The common diagnosis were cerebral thrombosis and intracerebral hemorrhage. Hypertension is the most important risk factor. The management of CVD must be directed not only towards the prevention of death, but also towards how to prevent stroke before its occurrence. For those directions, further investigation and evaluation should be done more precisely.