Relationship between the Blood Lipid Level and Prognosis in Diabetic Patients Complicated with Cerebral Infarction

Objective To explore the relationship among the level of blood glucose and lipid, the cerebral infarction(CI) size, neurological deficits, efficacy, complications and mortality in diabetic patients complicated with cerebral infarction. Methods The clinical data of 60 diabetic patients complicated with cerebral infarction were compared with those of 60 cerebral infarction patients with normoglycemia. Results Compared with cerebral infarction of patients with normoglycemia, that of diabetic patients occurred in the main artery branch, who had larger infarct size, more neurological deficits,worse efficacy,more complications and higher mortality. The frequency of complications and mortality were positively related with the level of glycemia and blood lipid in the diabetic patients complicated with cerebral infarction. Conclusion Hyperglycemia and hyperlipemia could aggravate the brain damage in diabetic patients complicated with cerebral infarction. Controlling hyperglycemia and hyperlipemia was beneficial to the prognosis of cerebral infarction.