Why the study?
Does female gender influence the diagnostic evaluation and outcome of ischemic stroke compared to male gender?
Population
1488 consecutive patients with ischemic stroke, treated in a single stroke unit between January 2002 and…
Comparison
Female gender vs Male gender
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
until discharge
Authors
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Women had worse post-stroke recovery despite equivalent diagnostic work-up; leaves open whether unmeasured factors explain sex-based outcome disparities.
Does female gender influence the diagnostic evaluation and outcome of ischemic stroke compared to male gender?
Gender does not independently influence the adequate diagnostic evaluation of ischemic stroke when adjusting for age, neurological deficit, and comorbidities.
Turaj et al. (2009) studied this question.
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