Editorial
Sex and gender differences in stroke—The need for individualised follow-up
E. C. Sandset,
Corresponding Author
E. C. Sandset
Stroke Unit, Department of Neurology, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
The Norwegian Air Ambulance Foundation, Oslo, Norway
Contribution: Conceptualization (equal), Writing - original draft (lead)
Search for more papers by this author M. T. Ferretti,
M. T. Ferretti
The Women's Brain Project, Guntershausen, Switzerland
Contribution: Conceptualization (equal), Writing - original draft (supporting)
Search for more papers by this author
E. C. Sandset,
Corresponding Author
E. C. Sandset
Stroke Unit, Department of Neurology, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
The Norwegian Air Ambulance Foundation, Oslo, Norway
Contribution: Conceptualization (equal), Writing - original draft (lead)
Search for more papers by this author M. T. Ferretti,
M. T. Ferretti
The Women's Brain Project, Guntershausen, Switzerland
Contribution: Conceptualization (equal), Writing - original draft (supporting)
Search for more papers by this author
First published: 01 November 2020
No abstract is available for this article.
REFERENCES
- 1Phan HT, Gall SL, Blizzard CL, et al. Sex differences in quality of life after stroke were explained by patient factors, not clinical care: evidence from the Australian Stroke Clinical Registry. Eur J Neurol 2020.
- 2Emdin CA, Wong CX, Hsiao AJ, et al. Atrial fibrillation as risk factor for cardiovascular disease and death in women compared with men: systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies. BMJ 2016; 532: h7013. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.h7013
- 3Carayanni V, Stylianopoulou C, Koulierakis G, Babatsikou F, Koutis C. Sex differences in depression among older adults: are older women more vulnerable than men in social risk factors? The case of open care centers for older people in Greece. Eur J Ageing 2012; 9: 177–186. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10433-012-0216-x
- 4Rauen K, Späni CB, Tartaglia MC, et al. Quality of life after traumatic brain injury: a cross-sectional analysis uncovers age- and sex-related differences over the adult life span. GeroScience 2020. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11357-020-00273-2
- 5Appelros P, Stegmayr B, Terent A. A review on sex differences in stroke treatment and outcome. Acta Neurol Scand 2010; 121: 359–369. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0404.2009.01258.x
- 6Chang WH, Sohn MK, Lee J, et al. Return to work after stroke: the KOSCO Study. J Rehabil Med 2016; 48: 273–279. https://doi.org/10.2340/16501977-2053
- 7Carcel C, Woodward M, Balicki G, et al. Trends in recruitment of women and reporting of sex differences in large-scale published randomized controlled trials in stroke. Int J Stroke 2019; 14: 931–938. https://doi.org/10.1177/1747493019851292
