1. Men Are at Higher Risk of Screening Positive for Vascular Cognitive Impairment Compared to Women after Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack
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Julia Zinman, Arunima Kapoor, Kevin Si, Sajeevan Sujanthan, Alisia Southwell, Megan L. Cayley, Michelle N. Sicard, Karen Lien, Brian J. Murray, Krista Lanctôt, Nathan Herrmann, Dar Dowlatshahi, Demetrios J. Sahlas, Gustavo Saposnik, Jennifer L. Mandzia, Leanne K. Casaubon, Ayman Hassan, Yael Perez, and Richard H. Swartz
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Psychiatry and Mental health ,Clinical Psychology ,General Neuroscience ,General Medicine ,Geriatrics and Gerontology - Abstract
While women have greater incidence of dementia, men have higher prevalence of vascular risk factors. This study examined sex differences in risk of screening positive for cognitive impairment after stroke. Ischemic stroke/TIA patients (N = 5969) participated in this prospective, multi-centered study, which screened for cognitive impairment using a validated brief screen. Men showed a higher risk of screening positive for cognitive impairment after adjusting for age, education, stroke severity, and vascular risk factors, suggesting that other factors may be contributing to increased risk among men (OR = 1.34, CI 95% [1.16, 1.55], p < 0.001). The effect of sex on cognitive impairment after stroke warrants further attention.
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- 2023
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