title: Clinical features and outcome in females and males with ruptured intracranial saccular aneurysms.
abstract: Of 1076 patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage 674 were females and 402 males. No significant differences between females and males were seen as regards age, clinical condition on admission, pre-existing arterial hypertension and number of rebleeds. Angiographically demonstrated vasospasm was seen with a significantly higher incidence in females (p < 0.05) which may possibly explain a significantly poorer outcome in females compared with males (p < 0.05), despite the much higher rate in females of internal carotid artery aneurysms which have a significantly better prognosis compared with aneurysms at other sites.
authors.affiliation: University Clinic of Neurosurgery, Copenhagen County Hospital, Glostrup, Denmark.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rosenłrn
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Eskesen
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Schmidt
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D017542:Aneurysm, Ruptured / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D003718:Denmark; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D002532:Intracranial Aneurysm / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D002546:Ischemic Attack, Transient / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012737:Sex Factors; D013345:Subarachnoid Hemorrhage / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D015996:Survival Rate