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We aimed to assess sex differences in non-contrast computed tomography (NCCT) features in an unselected ICH cohort.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This observational study included 1,398 patients with spontaneous supratentorial ICH from the Sk\u00e5ne Hospital Region, Sweden (2016\u20132021), registered in Riksstroke. Radiological characteristics were compared between males and females. Multivariable logistic regression, adjusted for confounders, analyzed sex differences overall and stratified by hematoma location (deep\/lobar). CAA probability was assessed using the simplified Edinburgh CT criteria.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Among 785 males and 613 females, hematoma volume, location, and antithrombotic use were similar. Women were older (79 vs. 73 years;\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      &amp;lt; 0.001), more often had severe white matter changes on baseline NCCT, with overall differences in white matter change distribution between sexes (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.006), intraventricular hemorrhage (45.2% vs. 38.7%;\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.02), finger-like projections (18.1% vs. 10.6%;\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      &amp;lt; 0.001), subarachnoid extension (25.1% vs. 15.7%;\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      &amp;lt; 0.001), and hydrocephalus (16.6% vs. 10.0%;\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.001). In lobar ICH (\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 666), high CAA probability was more common in women (28.8% vs. 15.0%,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      &amp;lt; 0.001), and in multivariable analysis, female sex was independently associated with subarachnoid extension (OR 1.89 95%CI 1.29\u20132.77).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>In this large, unselected cohort of supratentorial ICH, no sex differences were observed in hematoma volume, location, or intraventricular extension. However, in lobar ICH, female sex was independently associated with subarachnoid extension and CT features suggestive of higher CAA probability. These findings indicate similar hemorrhage severity between sexes but differences in lobar hemorrhage morphology that require further validation and explanation.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fstro.2026.1810711","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,6,28]],"date-time":"2026-06-28T23:10:19Z","timestamp":1782688219000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Sex differences in imaging features including cerebral amyloid angiopathy markers in intracerebral hemorrhage"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"5","author":[{"given":"Trine","family":"Apostolaki-Hansson","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Neurology, Sk\u00e5ne University Hospital","place":["Malm\u00f6\/Lund, Sweden"]},{"name":"Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Lund University","place":["Lund, Sweden"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Christine","family":"Kremer","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Neurology, Sk\u00e5ne University Hospital","place":["Malm\u00f6\/Lund, Sweden"]},{"name":"Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Lund University","place":["Lund, Sweden"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Amir","family":"Hillal","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Lund University","place":["Lund, Sweden"]},{"name":"Department of Neuroradiology, Karolinska University Hospital","place":["Stockholm, Sweden"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Cheryl","family":"Carcel","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"The George Institute for Global Health, University of New South Wales","place":["Sydney, NSW, Australia"]},{"name":"Prince of Wales Clinical School, University of New South Wales","place":["Sydney, NSW, Australia"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Teresa","family":"Ullberg","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Neurology, Sk\u00e5ne University Hospital","place":["Malm\u00f6\/Lund, Sweden"]},{"name":"Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Lund University","place":["Lund, Sweden"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Bo","family":"Norrving","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Neurology, Sk\u00e5ne University Hospital","place":["Malm\u00f6\/Lund, Sweden"]},{"name":"Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Lund University","place":["Lund, Sweden"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jesper","family":"Petersson","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Neurology, Sk\u00e5ne University Hospital","place":["Malm\u00f6\/Lund, Sweden"]},{"name":"Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Lund University","place":["Lund, Sweden"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1965","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,6,29]]},"reference":[{"key":"B1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"216","DOI":"10.1159\/000539958","article-title":"Diverging trends in survival and functional outcome between males and females after intracerebral, hemorrhage","volume":"59","author":"Apostolaki-Hansson","year":"2025","journal-title":"Neuroepidemiology"},{"key":"B2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"760","DOI":"10.3389\/fneur.2020.00760","article-title":"Reversal treatment in oral anticoagulant-related intracerebral hemorrhage-an observational study based on the Swedish stroke register","volume":"11","author":"Apostolaki-Hansson","year":"2020","journal-title":"Front. 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