Stroke is a leading cause of death and disability worldwide. Women are disproportionately
affected by stroke, exhibiting higher mortality and disability rates post-stroke than men …

With the greater availability of treatments for acute ischaemic stroke, including advances in
endovascular therapy, personalised assessment of patients before treatment is more …

Background/aims This review examined factors that delay thrombolysis and what
management strategies are currently employed to minimise this delay, with the aim of …

Background: Stroke presents commonly to the emergency department (ED), and is a
common cause of morbidity and mortality in South Africa. Early ED presentation and early …

Background and purpose Sex‐based differences in acute ischemic stroke are a well‐known
phenomenon. We aimed to explore these differences between women and men in the …

Background: Sex disparities have been reported across many aspects of acute ischemic
stroke (AIS) care; however, there is a relative paucity of research examining sex differences …

Background: Ischemic stroke accounts for around 87% of all strokes worldwide and is the
second leading cause of mortality and a significant factor of disability in adults. The objective …

Background: Door-to-needle (DTN) is the duration between patient's arrival at the hospital
and receiving intravenous thrombolysis in ischemic stroke settings, for which studies have …

In patients with suspected acute stroke, prompt neuroimaging is required to determine
eligibility for revascularization treatment, and earlier revascularization increases its benefit …

Abstract Introduction: Door-to-needle (DTN) time is an important factor in managing stroke
for which studies have reported delays in women. We aimed to evaluate the effect of some …