Mariam Ali, Luuk Dekker, Jasper D Daems, Mahsoem Ali, Erik W van Zwet, Ewout W Steyerberg, Martijne H C Duvekot, T Truc My Nguyen, Walid Moudrous, Ruben M van de Wijdeven, Marieke C Visser, Karlijn F de Laat, Henk Kerkhoff, Ido R van den Wijngaard, Diederik W J Dippel, Bob Roozenbeek, Nyika D Kruyt, Marieke J H Wermer
BACKGROUND: Differences in clinical presentation of acute ischemic stroke between men and women may affect prehospital identification of anterior circulation large vessel occlusion (aLVO). We assessed sex differences in diagnostic performance of 8 prehospital scales to detect aLVO. METHODS: We analyzed pooled individual patient data from 2 prospective cohort studies (LPSS [Leiden Prehospital Stroke Study] and PRESTO [Prehospital Triage of Patients With Suspected Stroke Study]) conducted in the Netherlands between 2018 and 2019, including consecutive patients ≥18 years suspected of acute stroke who presented within 6 hours after symptom onset...
February 1, 2024: Stroke; a Journal of Cerebral Circulation