Sex Differences in Cerebral Small Vessel Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Sex Differences in Cerebral Small Vessel Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Background: Cerebral small vessel disease (SVD) is a common cause of stroke, mild cognitive impairment, dementia and physical impairments. Differences in SVD incidence or severity between males and females are unknown. We assessed sex differences in SVD by assessing the male-to-female ratio (M:F) of...

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Main Authors: Lorena Jiménez-Sánchez, Olivia K. L. Hamilton, Una Clancy, Ellen V. Backhouse, Catriona R. Stewart, Michael S. Stringer, Fergus N. Doubal, Joanna M. Wardlaw
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Neurology
Subjects:
cerebral small vessel disease (SVD)
sex differences
cerebral autosomal dominant arteriopathy with subcortical infarcts and leukoencephalopathy (CADASIL)
lacunar stroke
vascular dementia (VaD)
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fneur.2021.756887/full

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