Admission hyperglycemia predicts a worse outcome in stroke patients treated with intravenous thrombolysis.
OBJECTIVE: Admission hyperglycemia has been associated with worse outcomes in ischemic stroke. We hypothesized that hyperglycemia (glucose >8.0 mmol/l) in the hyperacute phase would be independently associated with increased mortality, symptomatic intracerebral hemorrhage (SICH), and poor fun...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2009
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