Association between preadmission antipsychotic medication use and risk of severe and very severe stroke on the Scandinavian Stroke Scale on admission for acute stroke.

Stroke severity on the Scandinavian Stroke Scale dichotomized into two groups (mild and moderate versus severe and very severe). Adjusted for former stroke, pre-stroke drug use (lipid-lowering drugs, antihypertensive drugs, antidiabetic drugs, platelet inhibitors), education level, age group, year of admission, and modified Charlson’s index (cerebrovascular disorders excluded). Overall estimates adjusted for gender. Interaction between genders (p