Stroke Outcome and Determinants among Patients with and without Diabetes in a Tertiary Hospital in Ghana.

Josephine Akpalu Alfred Edwin YawsonFoster Osei-PokuYacoba Atiase Ernest YorkePatrick AdjeiKodwo NkromahAlbert Akpalu

Published in: Stroke research and treatment (2018)

Trends towards poorer functional outcome and reduced survival were found among Ghanaian stroke patients with diabetes compared with those without diabetes. Older age, female gender, pneumonia, elevated temperature, and fasting plasma glucose were determinants of adverse outcome in stroke patients with diabetes.

Keyphrases

atrial fibrillation
type diabetes
cardiovascular disease
blood glucose
glycemic control
physical activity
cerebral ischemia
mental health
insulin resistance
metabolic syndrome
blood pressure
brain injury
electronic health record
mechanical ventilation