Sex differences in presentation, severity, and management of stroke in a population-based study

Seana Gall, Geoffrey Donnan, Helen Dewey, Richard Macdonell, Jonathan Sturm, Amanda K Gilligan, Velandai Srikanth, Amanda Thrift

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Abstract

Women may have poorer outcomes after stroke than men because of differences in their acute management. We examined sex differences in presentation, severity, in-hospital treatment, and early mortality in a cohort of first-ever-in-a-lifetime stroke patients.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)975 - 981
Number of pages7
JournalNeurology
Volume74
Issue number12
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2010

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