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Higher baseline blood glucose is associated with reduced likelihood for successful recanalization in patients with basilar artery occlusion.

Gabriel BroocksMaximilian GroffmannLukas MeyerSarah ElsayedHelge KniepAndre KemmlingNoel van HornRosalie McDonoughTobias D FaizyMatthias BechsteinPeter SpornsThilo RuscheGerhard SchönJawed NawabiJens FiehlerUta Hanning
Published in: Journal of neurology (2022)
Higher BGL was significantly associated with reduced likelihood for recanalization success besides BATMAN score as a measure of collateral quality and clot burden. BGL could be tested as a modifiable parameter to increase likelihood for recanalization in BAO stroke, aiming to improve functional outcome.
Keyphrases
  • blood glucose
  • middle cerebral artery
  • endovascular treatment
  • glycemic control
  • atrial fibrillation
  • blood pressure
  • adipose tissue
  • metabolic syndrome