Clinical study of therapeutic effects of insulin on acute cerebral infarction / 中国实用内科杂志

ABSTRACT

ObjectiveTo investigate the therapeutic effects of insulin o n acute cerebral infarction.MethodsEighty-six non-diabetes mel litus patients with acute middle cerebral artery (MCA) infarction were divided i nto two groups in random fashion42 cases (control group) were treated by routin e methods and 44 cases (insulin group) by regular insulin on the basis of routin e methods.12～16U regular insulin per diem was administered by intravenous dripp n g in 7 days.Plasma glucose,insulin sensitivity indice (ISI) and score values of the European Stroke Scale (ESS) were observed.ResultsThere wer e no statistically significant differences between the 2 groups at baseline.The everyday plasma glucose levels of the insulin group.were within the normal range but were significantly lower than those of the control group (P