Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Ischemic stroke is a major complication of diabetes mellitus. This survey was design to detect asymptomatic intracranial stenosis and determine it’s risk factors in diabetic patients older than 50 years with hypertension by transcranial doppler sonography (TCD).Methods: Between June 2003 and December 2004 all diabetic patients older than 50 years with hypertension and no previous history of cerebrovascular problems, were selected. After ...