title: [Adverse prognostic influence of diabetes mellitus and hyperglycemia on the clinical course of cerebral infarction].
abstract: In non-diabetic patients, the appearance of hyperglycemia in the acute phase of stroke is related to the extension of cellular injury, and hence to the physiologic stress response. In animal models of ischemic insult, the deleterious effects of hyperglycemia depend heavily on the production of lactic acid "via" activation of the glycolytic anaerobic pathway. The abnormal production of lactic acid and consequent tissular acidosis appear mainly in the early post-reperfusion period, or in states of marked but partial reduction of blood flow. A direct reduction of cerebral blood flow and, perhaps, the production of a hyperosmolar state may contribute to worsening of the ischemic injury. In diabetic patients, previous hemorrheologic and microcirculatory changes, and a greater susceptibility to infections may additionally reduce the chances of complete recovery after stroke.
authors.affiliation: Serviço de Neurologia do Hospital Universitário Clementino Fraga Filho da Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (HUCFF-UFRJ), Brasil.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: André
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Novis
mesh_terms: D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000209:etiology* / Q000378:metabolism; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000209:etiology*; D003925:Diabetic Angiopathies / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D006943:Hyperglycemia / Q000150:complications*; D011379:Prognosis
vernacular_title: Influência prognóstica adversa do diabetes mellitus e da higerglicemia sobre a evolução do infarto cerebral. Uma revisão de suas causas com menção aos mecanismos de genese da hiperglicemia na fase aguda do acidente vascular encefálico.