title: [Stroke in the elderly people with diabetes mellitus].
abstract: In Japan, number of elderly people with type 2 diabetes mellitus are increasing. The purpose of care and management for diabetes mellitus is a prevention of chronic complications and maintaining longevity and quality of life. This purpose does not change even in elderly people with diabetes. Diabetes mellitus is an established risk factor for stroke. In this review, we described clinical characteristics of stroke in elderly people with diabetes. There is a possibility that several features in the elderly patients are different from those in the non-elderly subject with diabetes. Stroke strongly affects prognosis of patients including quality of life. It is necessary to understand the characteristics of elderly people with diabetes and the way for the management of diabetes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Niigata University, Faculty of Medicine.
authors.forename: Shinichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Minagawa
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Niigata University, Faculty of Medicine.
authors.forename: Osamu
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Hanyu
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Niigata University, Faculty of Medicine.
authors.forename: Hirohito
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sone
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology*; D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000150:complications; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL / Q000097:blood; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL / Q000097:blood; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin; D006801:Humans; D008136:Longevity; D008297:Male; D011788:Quality of Life; D012307:Risk Factors; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects; D020521:Stroke / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D013599:Systole; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D008076:Cholesterol, HDL; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin; D014280:Triglycerides; C517652:hemoglobin A1c protein, human