Confounding by Pre-Morbid Functional Status in Studies of Apparent Sex Differences in Severity and Outcome of Stroke [Clinical Sciences]

Conclusions—We found no evidence of a worse outcome of stroke in women when adjusting for age and pre-morbid mRS. Failure to account for sex differences in pre-morbid handicap could explain contradictory findings in previous studies. Properties of the mRS may also contribute to these inconsistencies.

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Source: Stroke - September 25, 2017 Category: Neurology Authors: Christel Renoux, Janie Coulombe, Linxin Li, Aravind Ganesh, Louise Silver, Peter M. Rothwell Tags: Clinical Studies, Epidemiology, Women, Ischemic Stroke, Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA) Original Contributions Source Type: research