Why the study?
Are there sex disparities in stroke severity and survival among elderly patients?
Are there sex disparities in stroke severity and survival among elderly patients?
Elderly women experience more severe strokes but have better survival rates compared to elderly men.
May warrant closer monitoring of elderly women for severe stroke; leaves open mechanisms and equitable interventions.
Stroke affects women and men differently. Elderly women were affected more severely than elderly men but were more likely to survive.
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Dehlendorff et al. (2015) studied this question.
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