Relationship between Postmenopausal Estrogen Deficiency and Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage

Aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) is one of the most severe forms of stroke, which results from the rupture of a cerebral aneurysm. SAH is the only type of stroke with a female predominance, suggesting that reproductive factors may play a significant role in the etiology. Estrogen has importa...

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Main Author: Sadaharu Tabuchi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:Behavioural Neurology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/720141