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Stroke in diabetes and outcome.

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Asmat Kamal Ansari Muslim Housing Socity, Hyderabad, Pakistan
Sikander Ali Sheikh Prof, Dept of Physiology, Baqai Medical University Karachi, Pakistan
Abstract
A prospective study of stroke patients with diabetes was carried to determine the outcome of stroke. All the patients with stroke admitted were included and risk factors, such as, hypertention, smoking, obesity, hypercholestraemia and heart diseases were investigated. The study was conducted at Liaquat Medical college, City Hospital, Hyderabad over a period of eight month. 50 stroke patients, male and female, with all known diabetics were included. Blood Glucose, CT Scan, Urine DR, ECG, Serum Electrolytes, Blood Urea, Serum Creatinine, Serum Cholesterol, were determined. During stay of patients in hospital, 16 patients showed complete recovery, 14 patients expired, 14 had residual defect and 6 patients were handicapped. Recovery from stroke was slow, with high morbidity and mortality with 28%.
Publication Details
Page(s) 10-12
DOI DOI not available
Published Journal: Journal of Baqai Medical University, Volume: 7, Issue: 1, Year: 2004

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