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Outcome in hyperglycemic stroke with ultrasound-augmented thrombolytic therapy.

Martini SR, Hill MD, Alexandrov AV, Molina CA, Kent TA

Department of Neurology, Baylor College of Medicine and the Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center Stroke Program, Houston, TX 77030, USA.

Hyperglycemia independently predicts poor outcome after acute ischemic stroke. CLOTBUST (Combined Lysis Of Thrombus in Brain ischemia using transcranial Ultrasound and Systemic tPA) demonstrated that ultrasound-augmented thrombolysis improves recanalization and 24-hour outcome in patients with acute ischemic stroke. We hypothesized that ultrasound would preferentially benefit hyperglycemic patients, and reviewed CLOTBUST with respect to admission glucose and good outcome. We found that ultrasound's benefit on 90-day outcome was primarily apparent at higher glucose levels, suggesting that ultrasound therapy may improve outcome following hyperglycemic stroke.

Published 22 August 2006 in Neurology, 67(4): 700-2.
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