Table 5

Ischemic stroke and diabetes. Series reported in the literature

1st author, year

No. patients with ischemic stroke and diabetes

Type of study

Ischemic stroke subtypes

Predictors of in-hospital death

Follow-up survival analysis


Asplund [27], 1980

53

Retrospective

No

No

No

Oppenheimer [5], 1985

14

Retrospective

No

No

No

Lithner [26], 1988

75

Retrospective

No

No

No

Woo [28], 1990

47

Cross-sectional

Yes

No

No

Olsson [3], 1990

121

Prospective

No

No

Yes (0–10 yr)

Kiers [29], 1992

50

Prospective

Yes

Yes

No

Jorgensen [4], 1994

233

Prospective, community-based stroke registry

No

Yes

No

Weir [30], 1997

61

Prospective

No

No

Yes (3 mo)

Megherbi [22], 2003

937

Prospective multicenter

No

No

Yes (3 mo)

Hamidon [31], 2003

90

Prospective

No

Yes

No

Present series, 2004

393

Prospective, hospital.-based stroke registry

Yes

Yes

No


Arboix et al. BMC Neurology 2005 5:9   doi:10.1186/1471-2377-5-9

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