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Sex differences in intracranial arterial bifurcations.
Gender medicine - 1 Apr 2010
Lindekleiv Haakon M, Valen-Sendstad Kristian, Morgan Michael K, Mardal Kent-Andre, Faulder Kenneth, Magnus Jeanette H, Waterloo Knut, Romner Bertil, Ingebrigtsen Tor
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) is a serious condition, occurring more frequently in females than in males. SAH is mainly caused by rupture of an intracranial aneurysm, which is formed by localized dilation of the intracranial arterial vessel wall, usually at the apex of the arterial bifurcation. The female preponderance is usually explained by systemic factors (hormonal influences and intrinsic wall...
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