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We analyzed demographic factors, major risk factors for stroke, severity of neurological deficit on admission, diagnostic work-up performed during the hospital stay, and outcome on discharge.\n          <\/jats:p>\n          <jats:p>\n            <jats:bold>\n              <jats:italic>Results\u2014<\/jats:italic>\n            <\/jats:bold>\n            Women were older than men (70.9\u00b113.7 vs 66.2\u00b112.7 years;\n            <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n            &lt;0.001) and had greater neurological deficit on admission (median NIHSS score: 7 [3\u201313] vs 5 [3\u201310];\n            <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n            &lt;0.001). They were also less likely to obtain good recovery on discharge (39.2% vs 49.9%;\n            <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n            &lt;0.001). Carotid ultrasound and echocardiography were performed more often in men (77.2% vs 68.7% and 52.4% vs 46.5%, respectively;\n            <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n            &lt;0.05). Lesser neurological deficit on admission, younger age, and lack of history of myocardial infarction or previous stroke, but not gender, were independent predictors of full diagnostic work-up.\n          <\/jats:p>\n          <jats:p>\n            <jats:bold>\n              <jats:italic>Conclusions\u2014<\/jats:italic>\n            <\/jats:bold>\n            Gender does not influence the adequate diagnostic evaluation of ischemic stroke as an independent factor.\n          <\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1161\/strokeaha.108.528422","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2009,1,23]],"date-time":"2009-01-23T02:53:46Z","timestamp":1232679226000},"page":"980-982","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1161\/crossmarkpolicy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":22,"title":["Gender-Related Differences in Diagnostic Evaluation and Outcome of Ischemic Stroke in Poland"],"prefix":"10.1161","volume":"40","author":[{"given":"Wojciech","family":"Turaj","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"From the Department of Neurology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Cracow, Poland."}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Agnieszka","family":"S\u0142owik","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"From the Department of Neurology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Cracow, Poland."}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Marcin","family":"Wnuk","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"From the Department of Neurology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Cracow, Poland."}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Andrzej","family":"Szczudlik","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"From the Department of Neurology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Cracow, Poland."}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"276","reference":[{"key":"e_1_3_2_1_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1161\/01.str.0000068410.07397.d7"},{"key":"e_1_3_2_2_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1212\/01.wnl.0000176054.72325.0f"},{"key":"e_1_3_2_3_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1161\/01.str.0000078562.82918.f6"},{"key":"e_1_3_2_4_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1212\/WNL.54.2.513"},{"key":"e_1_3_2_5_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1161\/str.20.10.2799873"},{"key":"e_1_3_2_6_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1161\/01.str.0000132194.24663.3d"},{"key":"e_1_3_2_7_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1161\/str.31.8.1833"},{"key":"e_1_3_2_8_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1161\/str.26.3.355"}],"container-title":["Stroke"],"original-title":[],"language":"en","link":[{"URL":"https:\/\/www.ahajournals.org\/doi\/full\/10.1161\/STROKEAHA.108.528422","content-type":"unspecified","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"similarity-checking"}],"deposited":{"date-parts":[[2024,5,13]],"date-time":"2024-05-13T13:06:07Z","timestamp":1715605567000},"score":1,"resource":{"primary":{"URL":"https:\/\/www.ahajournals.org\/doi\/10.1161\/STROKEAHA.108.528422"}},"subtitle":[],"short-title":[],"issued":{"date-parts":[[2009,3]]},"references-count":8,"journal-issue":{"issue":"3","published-print":{"date-parts":[[2009,3]]}},"alternative-id":["10.1161\/STROKEAHA.108.528422"],"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1161\/strokeaha.108.528422","relation":{},"ISSN":["0039-2499","1524-4628"],"issn-type":[{"value":"0039-2499","type":"print"},{"value":"1524-4628","type":"electronic"}],"subject":[],"published":{"date-parts":[[2009,3]]},"assertion":[{"value":"2008-06-11","order":0,"name":"received","label":"Received","group":{"name":"publication_history","label":"Publication History"}},{"value":"2008-06-24","order":1,"name":"accepted","label":"Accepted","group":{"name":"publication_history","label":"Publication History"}},{"value":"2009-01-22","order":2,"name":"published","label":"Published","group":{"name":"publication_history","label":"Publication History"}}]}}