Open AccessSex Differences in Presentation and Outcome After an Acute Transient or Minor Neurologic Event
Author(s) -
Amy Yu,
Andrew M. Penn,
Mary Lesperance,
Nicole S. Croteau,
Robert Balshaw,
Kristine Votova,
Maximilian B. Bibok,
Melanie Penn,
Viera Saly,
Janka Hegedus,
Charlotte Zerna,
Evgenia Klourfeld,
Lynne E. Bilston,
Zachary M. Hong,
Shelagh B. Coutts,
for the SpecTRA Study Group
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
jama neurology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.298
H-Index - 231
eISSN - 2168-6157
pISSN - 2168-6149
DOI - 10.1001/jamaneurol.2019.1305
Subject(s) - medicine , interquartile range , stroke (engine) , transient global amnesia , prospective cohort study , emergency department , pediatrics , cohort , cohort study , amnesia , psychiatry , engineering , mechanical engineering
Sex differences have been described in the presentation, care, and outcomes among people with acute ischemic strokes, but these differences are less understood for minor ischemic cerebrovascular events. The present study hypothesized that, compared with men, women are more likely to report nonfocal symptoms and to receive a stroke mimic diagnosis.
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