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Stress Hyperglycemia in Acute Stroke Patients | ||
| IRAQI JOURNALOF COMMUNITY MEDICINE | ||
| Article 1, Volume 19, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 231-238 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Hussain S. Al-Azzawi; Nazih N. Majeed; Hazim Abdul Razzak | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Abstract Objective: To detect stress hyperglycemia in non diabetic patients with a cute stroke and to find its relation to age, sex, smoking, severity of stroke and CT finding. Patients & Methods: From April to September 2004, 104 patients admitted to Al-Yarmouk Teaching Hospital, with acute stroke diagnosed clinically and by brain CT scan were tested for the presence of hyperglycemia if it is present; estimation of HbA1c was done, to exclude those with prior DM. Results: Four patients showed hyperglycemia and normal HbA1c (i.e. < 5.2 %) which means stress hyperglycemia but no relation was found between stress hyperglycemia and age, sex, smoking, consciousness status and CT findings. Conclusion: Stress hyperglycemia is not very rare, so it should be looked for. Further studies are needed to elucidate any relation with sex, severity and MRI or CT findings and to find out its optimal therapy. Key words: Stress, Hyperglycemia, Acute Stroke | ||
| Keywords | ||
| stress; Hyperglycemia; Acute Stroke | ||
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