title: The influence of diabetes mellitus on outcome from subarachnoid hemorrhage.
abstract: Diabetes mellitus (DM) has been shown to be a risk factor for subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). However, the influence of this disease on outcome from SAH has not been adequately studied. We retrospectively reviewed 150 patients with SAH, including 22 with and 128 without DM. Our results indicate that pre-existing DM does not significantly influence outcome from SAH when examined in conjunction with other chronic diseases and epidemiological factors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030.
authors.forename: R K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Simpson
authors.forename: C F
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Contant
authors.forename: D K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Fischer
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Cech
authors.forename: C S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Robertson
authors.forename: R K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Narayan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D048909:Diabetes Complications; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013345:Subarachnoid Hemorrhage / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D016896:Treatment Outcome