A question in Neuroanaesthesia.

Thread starter Singh
Start date Jul 10, 2004

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Can anyone help me answering this question?

It's known that hyperglycemia under a stroke aggrevates cerebral ischemia and worsens the prognosis. It is also well known that long-term hyperglycemia (as seen in diabetes mellitus) increases the risk of cerebral ischemia, due to narrowing of cerebral vessels.

My question is: Does transient and short-term hyperglycemia increase the risk of cerebral insults, such as ischemia?

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