Women face a disproportionate burden of stroke mortality and disability. Biologic sex and
sociocultural gender both contribute to differences in stroke risk factors, assessment …

Abstract Cervical Artery Dissection (CeAD) is a frequent stroke etiology for patients younger
than 50 years old. The most common immediate complications related to CeAD are …

Pregnancy and the puerperium confer an increased risk for ischemic as well as hemorrhagic
stroke, with incidence rates being 3-fold higher as compared with nonpregnant women. A …

Stroke in women may be considered as a distinct entity due to numerous differences
compared with men, including specific epidemiological, etiological, and outcome features …

Maternal mortality rates have been steadily increasing in the United States, and
cardiovascular mortality is the leading cause of death among pregnant and postpartum …

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Stroke associated with pregnancy and post-partum occurs in about 30 per 100,000
deliveries, and includes subtypes of ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke as well as cerebral …

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Stroke is a particularly important issue for women. Women account for over half of all
persons who experienced a stroke. The lifetime risk of stroke is higher in women than in …

Objective To test the hypothesis that the prevalence of cervical artery dissection remains
constant across age groups, we evaluated the relationship between age and cervical artery …