What is China Brain Health Day? What is China Brain Health Day?

1. The 4th Congress of Neuroscience of International Brain Research Organization called 2 1 century "the century of brain". In recent years, the incidence of nervous system and mental diseases in China is increasing year by year, which has aroused widespread concern from all walks of life. On September 16, 2000, China named September every year as "Brain Health Month". Many famous experts and scholars, such as Wang Zhongcheng of the Brain Health Professional Committee of the Chinese Medical Association 100, issued an initiative to designate September 16 every year as "Brain Health Day".

2. September is China Brain Health Month, September 16 is 18 China Brain Health Day, and September 2 1 is the annual World Alzheimer's Day. The establishment of two "days" highlights the importance of "brain health" and its degree of concern. It is understood that there are currently nearly 7 million patients with cerebrovascular diseases in China, and more than 2 million new patients are added every year. China's research on brain health in the medical field mainly focuses on typical diseases such as cerebrovascular disease, Alzheimer's disease, epilepsy and mental retardation. Among all diseases, cerebrovascular diseases have the highest disability rate, and more than 70% leave various sequelae.