Prevalence of admission hyperglycaemia across clinical subtypes of acute stroke

• Published in: The Lancet (British edition) Vol. 353; no. 9150; pp. 376 - 377
• Main Authors: Scott, Jon F, Robinson, Gina M, French, Joyce M, O'Connell, Janice E, Alberti, KGMM, Gray, Christopher S
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Elsevier Ltd 30.01.1999; Lancet; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Acute Disease; Age Factors; Biological and medical sciences; Blood Glucose - metabolism; Cerebrovascular Disorders - complications; Cerebrovascular Disorders - epidemiology; Diabetes Complications; Diabetes Mellitus - diagnosis; Humans; Hyperglycemia - complications; Hyperglycemia - diagnosis; Hyperglycemia - epidemiology; Medical research; Medical sciences; Neurology; Patient Admission; Prevalence; Sex Factors; Stroke; Vascular diseases and vascular malformations of the nervous system; Human; Nervous system diseases; Stroke; Prevalence; Acute; Cardiovascular disease; Cerebral disorder; Vascular disease; Hyperglycemia; Association; Clinical management; Central nervous system disease; Classification; Cerebrovascular disease

Scott et al conclude that if treatment to modulate plasma glucose is found to be effective, it is likely to be applicable to over two-thirds of acute stroke patients and across the range of clinical stroke subtypes.