Trial of Insulin for Poststroke Hyperglycemia

J Gordon Millichap

doi:10.15844/pedneurbriefs-24-6-9

Trial of Insulin for Poststroke Hyperglycemia

Pediatric Neurology Briefs

Volume 24 (2010): Issue 6

By: J Gordon Millichap

Open Access

|Jun 2010

Abstract

The effect of glucose potassium insulin (GKI) infusion (compared to saline as control) within 24 hours of ischemic stroke was studied in patients (> 18 years old) with blood glucose >126mg/dl (7mmol/l) admitted to Southern General Hospital, Glasgow, Scotland.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.15844/pedneurbriefs-24-6-9 | Journal eISSN: 2166-6482

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Language: English

Page range: 47 - 48

Published on: Jun 1, 2010

Published by: Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers

In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

Keywords:

Glucose Potassium Insulin,

MR Spectroscopy,

Hyperglycemia

© 2010 J Gordon Millichap, published by Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

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