Glucose is a principal fuel substrate of the brain, but acute as well as chronic hyperglycemia
is detrimental to neural tissue. Several basic and clinical studies have demonstrated that …

Stroke is a leading cause of death worldwide and the most common cause of long-term
disability amongst adults, more particularly in patients with diabetes mellitus and arterial …

Opinion statement Acute brain ischemia is a dynamic process susceptible to multiple
modulating factors, such as blood glucose level. During acute ischemic brain injury …

Background and Purpose—Hyperglycemia may worsen brain injury during acute cerebral
infarction. We tested the feasibility and tolerability of aggressive hyperglycemia correction …

Glucose is the essential and almost exclusive metabolic fuel for the brain. Ischemic stroke
caused by a blockage in one or more cerebral arteries quickly leads to a lack of regional …

Hyperglycemia after acute stroke is a common phenomenon, reported in up to one third of
acute stroke patients, affecting both diabetic and non-diabetic patients. 1 Admission …

Background and Purpose Hyperglycemia after acute ischemic stroke (AIS) is associated with
poor outcomes. However, there is no consensus as to the optimal method for glycemic …

Opinion statement There is considerable clinical evidence that hyperglycemia at the onset of
acute ischemic stroke may negatively impact not only acute morbidity but also brain …

Diabetes is common amongst patients with stroke and is associated with poorer outcome.
Post-stroke hyperglycaemia is also recognised in up to half of the patients, and is …

Stroke remains a leading cause of death and long-term disability in the developed world.
Reperfusion and anti-thrombotic therapies are of limited benefit for the majority of patients …