Review article

Diabetes Mellitus and Stroke

Gordana Pemovska

Abstract

Advance of diabetes mellitus management
has significantly improved and prolonged the life of people
with diabetes, as in people in insulin as in those without
insulin. At present, the atherosclerotic vascular complications
of the coronaries, the brain and the lower limbs are the main
causes for death and disability. Patients with diabetes mellitus
(DM), especially with type 2, have 2-3-fold higher risk for
stroke, higher mortality rate and slower recovery after stroke
compared to general population

Keywords

diabetes mellitus; cerebrovascular disease; Stroke

Hrčak ID:

19230

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/19230

Publication date:

26.1.2001.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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