Neurology
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Clinical Trial
Acute blood glucose level and outcome from ischemic stroke. Trial of ORG 10172 in Acute Stroke Treatment (TOAST) Investigators.
To study the relation between acute blood glucose level and outcome from ischemic stroke. ⋯ During acute ischemic stroke hyperglycemia may worsen the clinical outcome in nonlacunar stroke, but not in lacunar stroke, and is not associated with an increased risk of hemorrhagic transformation of the infarct.