The Effect of Insulin on Infarct Size and Neurologic Outcome After Acute Stroke
Status:
Completed
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0000-00-00
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Summary
Between twenty and fifty percent of people who have acute stroke have hyperglycemia (high
blood sugar) with it. Research has shown an association between hyperglycemia and poor
recovery from stroke. However, it is not known if treating the hyperglycemia—bringing the
blood sugar back to normal range—will improve the patient's recovery from stroke. This
purpose of this study is to see if giving Insulin to normalize the blood sugar will decrease
the size of the stroke in the brain and improve the patient's neurologic recovery.
We hypothesize that early insulin administration to normalize blood glucose levels may be
beneficial in cerebral ischemia and stroke.