Sex differences in intracranial and extracranial atherosclerosis in patients with acute ischemic stroke.

Sabine VoigtHja van OsMaa van WalderveenI C van der SchaafL J KappelleA BroersenB K VelthuisP A de JongR KockelkorenN D KruytA AlgraMjh Wermernull null

Published in: International journal of stroke : official journal of the International Stroke Society (2020)

In patients with acute ischemic stroke the prevalence of intracranial atherosclerosis does not differ between women and men, while extracranial atherosclerosis is less often present in women compared with men.

Keyphrases

acute ischemic stroke
polycystic ovary syndrome
cardiovascular disease
internal carotid artery
pregnancy outcomes
middle aged
cervical cancer screening
risk factors
optic nerve
breast cancer risk
insulin resistance
metabolic syndrome
pregnant women