Short term outcome of patients with hyperglycemia and acute stroke

Background: Preexisting hyperglycemia worsens the clinical outcome of acute stroke. Do non-diabetic patients with stress hyperglycemia have a similar outcome to those with diabetes mellitus (DM)? We aimed to assess the glycemic status after acute stroke and its role on stroke outcome. Methods: 61 co...

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Main Authors: Ahmed Al-Weshahy, Rania El-Sherif, Khaled Abd Al-Wahhab Selim, Ayman Heikal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2017-12-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Critical Care Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2090730317300397