Post Stroke Hyperglycemia as a marker of Stroke Severity and Prognosis: A cohort study

Abstract Background Stroke is the third most leading cause of death worldwide after coronary heart disease and cancer especially ischemic infarcts. Hyperglycaemia is common in patients with acute stroke, occurring in up to 60% of patients overall and approximately 12–53% of acute stroke patients without a prior diagnosis of diabetes, Aim of the Work The aim of this work is study of the glycemic status after acute stroke and assess the role of glycemic status in influencing stroke outcome. Patients and Methods This was a prospective cohort study conducted in the Critical Care Department of Ain-Shams University Hospitals and Damanhour Medical National Institute for six months from January 2018 to June 2018. Conclusion From our study we can conclude that diabetes mellitus as a risk factor in cases of stroke leads to increase complications and worsens the outcome in cases of stroke whether hemorrhagic or ischemic. Recommendations From our study we recommended strict control of diabetes mellitus when present in cases of stroke to avoid bad outcome and to prevent complications in these cases.