Endocrine Abstracts

Diabetes is an important risk factor for ischemic stroke. Hyperglycemia observed in acute ischemic stroke is accepted as a poor prognostic factor. In the present study, our aim is to investigate the effect of diabetes on the duration and cost of treatment in acute ischemic stroke.Three hundred sixty two acute ischemic stroke patients that were hospitalized in the university neurology clinic in 2015 were retrospectively evaluated. Patients that have diabe...

Diabetes that is an important risk factor for ischemic stroke should also be well-treated in acute ischemic stroke patients for the secondary prevention against the next strokes. In the present study, we investigated the rate of the treatment changes in diabetic acute ischemic stroke patients during their stay at hospital.One hundred twelve acute diabetic ischemic stroke patients that were hospitalized in the university neurology clinic were retrospectiv...

Aim: The present study aimed to investigate the relationship of visceral fat accumulation with the existence of the carotid plaque in ischemic stroke patients.Materials and methods: Seventy patients (37 male, 33 female) with acute ischemic stroke were enrolled in the study. The carotid IMT and the existence of carotid plaque of the patients were evaluated by high resolution ultrasonography with a 7.5 MHz linear superficial array probe in B-mode. The abdo...