The file photo shows medical workers treating some stroke patients at Mawangdui Hospital in central China's Hunan province. (Photo/Changsha Evening News)
Chinese Stroke Association said in a report that strokes have become the No. 1 cause of death in China.
About 1.3 million people die of stroke-related causes each year.
Wang Yongjun is the deputy director of Beijing Tian Tan Hospital.
"Surveys show that there are as many as 23.9 million people suffering from mild cerebrovascular diseases in China. This special group may feel weak in limbs for just a few minutes, numb, or have language impairment and those symptoms are often ignored by them. Even if they go to the hospital, they may not get proper diagnoses. But more than 70 percent of this group may suffer from stroke, which can result in disability or death."
The report showed that the occurrence of the disease among Chinese people is much higher than the world average.
