Sex was not associated with PSCI occurrence but affected domains differed between men and women. The latter may explain why sensitivity of the Mini-Mental State Examination for detecting PSCI was higher in women with a lower specificity compared with men. These sex differences need to be considered when screening for and diagnosing PSCI in clinical practice.
Authors: Lieza G. Exalto, Nick A. Weaver, Hugo J. Kuijf, Hugo P. Aben, Hee‐Joon Bae, Jonathan G. Best, Régis Bordet, Christopher Chen, Ruben S. van der Giessen, Olivier Godefroy, Bibek Gyanwali, Olivia KL Hamilton, Saima Hilal, Irene M.C. Huenges Wajer, Jonguk Kim, L. Jaap Kappelle, Beom Joon Kim, Sebastian Köhler, Paul L.M. de Kort, Peter J. Koudstaal, Jae‐Sung Lim, Stephen Makin, Vincent Mok, Robert J. van Oostenbrugge, Martine Roussel, Julie Staals, María Valdés Hernández, Narayanaswamy Venketasubramanian, Frans R.J. Verhey, Joanna M. Wardlaw, David J. Werring, Xin Xu, M.J.E. van Zandvoort, J. Matthijs Biesbroek, Francesca M. Chappell, Geert Jan Biessels
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1161/strokeaha.123.042507
Publish Year: 2023
