1951年以来一直占死亡原因首位的脑卒中,至1981年已被恶性肿瘤所取代。其原因是由于高血压得到控制,发病率下降,以及急性期全面的治疗护理降低了死亡率的缘故。本文仅就过去二年来的文献对流行病学或临床流行病学、发病原因、诊断、检查方法、临床表现及治疗方法等做一简单介绍。Ⅰ、流行病学研究据Fratmmingham研究所报告,对5,184名居民中初发脑卒中394例进行了26年的追踪观察。结果是五年内脑梗塞累积再发率男性为42％,女性24％,男性为女性的2倍。如果把初次脑卒中发作前即患有高血压或高血压合井心脏病的病例除外,则复发和死亡均明显减少,可见高血压不仅与第一次卒中发作有 Stroke, the number one cause of death since 1951, was replaced by a malignant tumor by 1981. The reason for this is the reduced mortality due to the control of high blood pressure, the reduced incidence, and the acute phase of comprehensive treatment care. This article only a brief introduction of epidemiology or clinical epidemiology, etiology, diagnosis, examination methods, clinical manifestations and treatment methods for the past two years. I. Epidemiological Study According to a report by the Fratmmingham Institute, 394 patients with initial stroke in 5,184 residents underwent 26-year follow-up. The result was a cumulative recurrence of cerebral infarction within five years in 42% of men, 24% of women and twice as many as men. If the onset of the first stroke before suffering from hypertension or hypertension in addition to heart disease cases, the recurrence and death were significantly reduced, showing that not only with hypertension and stroke in the first episode