Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a major risk factor for stroke and has been shown that diabetic patients who suffer stroke have a worse prognosis, with greater morbidity and mortality.Objectives: Determination of the prevalence of DM in hospitalised patients for ischaemic stroke. Comparison of demographic variables, complications prevalence, length of hospital stay and in-hospital mortality among diabetic and non-diabetic patients. Assessment of ...