Impact of sex in stroke in the young.

ABSTRACT:

Background and purpose

Limited data is available on sex differences in young stroke patients describing discrepant findings. This study aims to investigate the sex differences in young stroke patients.

Methods

Prospective cohort study comparing risk factors, etiology, stroke localization, severity on admission, management and outcome in patients aged 16-55 years with acute ischemic stroke consecutively included in the Bernese stroke database between 01/2015 to 12/2018 with subgroup analyses for very young (16-35y) and young patients (36-55y).

Results

689 patients (39% female) were included. Stroke in women dominated in the very young (53.8%, p<0.001) and in men in the young (63.9%, p<0.001). As risk factors only sleep-disordered breathing was more predominant in men i

SUBMITTER: Schwarzwald A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10065293 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature