Admission glucose level and clinical outcomes in the NINDS rt-PA Stroke Trial
NeurologyPublished 10 September 2002
Askiel Bruno, Steven R. Levine, Michael Frankel, Thomas G. Brott, Lin Yang, Barbara C. Tilley
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In patients with acute ischemic stroke, higher admission glucose levels are associated with significantly lower odds for desirable clinical outcomes and significantly higher odds for symptomatic ICH, regardless of rt-PA treatment.
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In patients with acute ischemic stroke, higher admission glucose levels are associated with significantly lower odds for desirable clinical outcomes and significantly higher odds for symptomatic ICH, regardless of rt-PA treatment. Whether this represents a cause and effect relationship remains to be determined.
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