Stroke mostly occurs in elderly people and patient outcomes after stroke are highly
influenced by age. A better understanding of the causes of stroke in the elderly might have …

Objective: elderly stroke patients were excluded or underrepresented in the randomised
controlled trials of intravenous thrombolysis with recombinant tissue plasminogen activator …

Background and Purpose—The information on the existence of sex differences in
management of stroke patients is scarce. We evaluated whether sex differences may …

Background and Purpose—The role of atrial fibrillation (AF) as a determinant of stroke
outcome is not well established. Studies focusing on this topic relied on relatively small …

Aims Stroke patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) have a poorer neurological outcome than
stroke patients without AF. Whether stroke patients with AF also have a higher rate of …

Background and purpose: the very old are expected to become a growing part of the stroke
population in the industrialised part of the world. The aims of this study were to evaluate …

Background and Purpose—The oldest old represent the fastest-growing segment of the
elderly population in developed countries. Knowledge of age-specific aspects of stroke is …

Objective: To evaluate the contribution of subjects 80 years old or older to the burden of
ischemic stroke as compared with subjects younger than 80 years. Methods: All first-ever …

Background Patients aged≥ 90 were excluded or under‐represented in past thrombectomy
trials; thus, uncertainty remains whether treatment benefits can be expected regardless of …

BACKGROUND: Information on determinants and prognosis of ischemic stroke subtypes is
scarce. We aimed at evaluating risk factors, pathogenesis, treatment and outcome of …