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- Title
Decline of arterial cerebral infarction among young women: the Bergen Stroke Study.
- Authors
Naess, Halvor; Fromm, Annette; Iversen, Ole Erik; Thomassen, Lars; Waje-Andreassen, Ulrike
- Abstract
<bold>Objective: </bold>To assess the frequency of females and males aged ≤ 30 years with cerebral infarction in two different time periods.<bold>Methods: </bold>All patients aged ≤ 30 years with arterial cerebral infarction in 1988-1997 and 2006-2010 admitted to Haukeland University Hospital in Bergen, Norway, were included. Risk factors and etiology were assessed.<bold>Results: </bold>Between 1988 and 1997, 16 females and 7 males had cerebral infarction, whereas 0 females and 13 males had cerebral infarction in 2006-2010 (P = 0.0001). The incidence of cerebral infarction in females was significantly lower between 2006 and 2010 than between 1988 and 1997 (P = 0.007).<bold>Conclusion: </bold>Our findings suggest that the frequency of cerebral infarction among young females has dropped significantly during recent years.
- Publication
Vascular Health & Risk Management, 2011, Vol 7, p81
- ISSN
1176-6344
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.2147/VHRM.S17219