Background and Purpose—Previous studies suggested a male predominance in childhood
ischemic stroke, mirroring gender differences in adults but were limited by small sample …

Background and Purpose—Epidemiological studies, mainly based on Western European
surveys, have shown that stroke is more common in men than in women. In recent years, sex …

Sex differences in stroke are observed across epidemiologic studies, pathophysiology,
treatments, and outcomes. These sex differences have profound implications for effective …

Giralt D, Domingues‐Montanari S, Mendioroz M, Ortega L, Maisterra O, Perea‐Gainza M,
Delgado P, Rosell A, Montaner J. The gender gap in stroke: a meta‐analysis. Acta Neurol …

Background: Studies have documented declining mortality from stroke in adults over the
past two decades, with black adults at greater risk of death from stroke than whites in all …

Background and Purpose: Recent evidence suggests that young women (18–45 years) may
be at higher risk of ischemic strokes than men of the same age. The goal of this systematic …

Increasing evidence suggests that sex differences exist in the etiology, presentation,
treatment, and outcome from stroke. The reasons for these sex disparities are becoming …

Background and Purpose: Cardiovascular risk factors, which are overall more prevalent in
men, are considered the major risk factors for strokes among young adults. However, recent …

Background and Purpose—The aim of this study was to examine the effect of sex across
different age groups and over time for stroke incidence, 30-day case-fatality, and mortality …

Stroke is a leading cause of death among women in the United States, and women are more
affected by stroke than men. With women living longer than men, women experience not …