Intracranial atherosclerotic stenosis in Asia: a systematic scoping and rapid review of prevalence, frequency in ischaemic stroke and risk factors.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The burden and profile of intracranial atherosclerotic stenosis (ICAS) among Asians remain incompletely understood. We aimed to describe and review the current body of literature on the prevalence of ICAS, its frequency among patients with ischaemic stroke and its associated risk factors across different Asian populations, taking into account the diagnostic modalities and criteria used to identify ICAS in these studies.

Methods

We performed a systematic scoping and rapid review of published studies reporting on the prevalence, frequency in ischaemic stroke and risk factors associated with ICAS in Asian populations.

Results

Of the 1272 identified citations, 142 were included in the final review: 54 studies reported on prevalence, 56 on frequency in ischaemic

SUBMITTER: Navarro JC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12352257 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature