Blood glucose variability during the first 24 hours and prognosis in acute stroke patients treated with IV thrombolysis

INTRODUCTION: Hyperglycemia in acute ischemic stroke decreases the effectiveness of intravenous tissue plasminogen activator (IV tPA) and increases its hemorrhagic complications. Therefore, optimization of blood glucose (BG) is suggested. But, no consensus is achieved on which of the BG parameters t...

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Main Authors: Mehmet Yasir Pektezel, Ezgi Yılmaz, Ethem Murat Arsava, Mehmet Akif Topçuoğlu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Turkish Society of Cerebrovascular Diseases 2019-04-01
Series:Türk Beyin Damar Hastalıkları Dergisi
Subjects:
tPA
Online Access:https://www.journalagent.com/tbdhd/pdfs/TBDHD-02486-RESEARCH_ARTICLE-TOPCUOGLU.pdf