title: Gender differences in spontaneous cervical artery dissection.
abstract: We analyzed sex differences in 696 patients with spontaneous cervical artery dissection. There were more men (n = 399; p < 0.0001), and men showed a higher frequency of hypertension (31% vs 15%; p < 0.0001). Women were younger (42.5 +/- 9.9 vs 47.5 +/- 9.3 years; p < 0.0001), had more often multiple dissections (18 vs 10%; p = 0.001), migraine (47 vs 20%; p < 0.0001), and tinnitus (16 vs 8%; p = 0.001). Outcome and mortality were similar in both sexes.
authors.affiliation: Assistance Publique, Hôpitaux de Paris, Department of Neurology, University Hospital Lariboisière Paris, France. marcel.arnold@insel.ch
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Arnold
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kappeler
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Georgiadis
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Berthet
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Keserue
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Bousser
authors.forename: R W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Baumgartner
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy; D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D005260:Female; D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D012727:Sex Characteristics; D015996:Survival Rate; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014711:Vertebral Artery
chemical_list: D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents