Several studies have shown sex differences regarding help-seeking behaviour in stroke and transient ischemic attack [TIA] patients. Women are less likely to perceive their symptoms as requiring immediate hospital care. They are also more inclined to involve friends and family in decision-making and help-seeking. Delaying transport to the hospital is partly due to behavioural and socio-demographic factors of female patients. These impact help-seeking behaviour and prolong prehospital delay, which may affect patient outcomes. We present a 69-year-old woman exhibiting neurological symptoms indicative of a cerebrovascular event, refusing to go to the hospital. The Emergency medical service [EMS] team made the initial medical assessment, outlining the need for immediate transport. Our patient did not view her symptoms as worrying but finally agreed to go to the hospital. She was persuaded by her children, who had an active role in the patient’s decision-making process. Factors that affected help-seeking behaviour and prehospital delay were analysed, accompanied by a review of literature related to the subject.

IgA-vAskulItIs sA zAhvAćAnjem bubregA u odrAsloj dobI:IskustvA Iz klInIčke bolnIce dubrAvA, zAgreb ana gudelj gračanin 1 , tea mikula 2 , ivica horvatić 3 , luka torić 3 , majda golob 1 , Jasminka dobša 4 , matea liskij 2 , gabrijela buljan 2 , Karla draženović 2 , matej nedić 5 , danica galešić ljubanović 6 , Krešimir galešić 31 division of clinical Immunology, Allergology and rheumatology, department of Internal medicine, school of medicine university of zagreb, clinical hospital dubrava, zagreb, croatia / zavod za kliničku imunologiju, alergologiju i reumatologiju, klinika za unutarnje bolesti medicinskog fakulteta sveučilišta u zagrebu, klinička bolnica dubrava, zagreb, hrvatska; 2 school of medicine of the university of zagreb, zagreb, croatia / medicinski fakultet sveučilišta u zagrebu, zagreb, hrvatska;3 division of nephrology and dialysis, department of Internal medicine, school of medicine university of zagreb, clinical hospital dubrava, zagreb, croatia / zavod za nefrologiju i dijalizu, klinika za unutarnje bolesti medicinskog fakulteta sveučilišta u zagrebu, klinička bolnica dubrava, zagreb, hrvatska;