Diabetes increases the risk of stroke by 1.5 to 3 times compared with the general population, and cerebrovascular disease accounts for 20% of deaths in diabetic patients.
Highlights the increased risk and different patterns of stroke in patients with type 2 diabetes compared to non-diabetics, emphasizing the need for detection and treatment.
Stroke is the second most frequent cause of death worldwide and the most frequent cause of permanent disability. Patients with diabetes are at 1.5 to three times the risk of stroke compared with the general population. Cerebrovascular disease causes 20% of deaths in diabetic patients. Interestingly, there are some striking differences of stroke patterns between diabetic and non-diabetic subjects suffering a stroke. Even more important is the fact that diabetes dramatically increases the risk of stroke in younger subjects as well as women. These data highlight the need for detection and treatment of diabetes particularly in these patient groups. This review summarises several aspects of stroke in type 2 diabetes, focusing on differences from non-diabetic stroke.
Sander et al. (Mon,) conducted a review in Stroke in type 2 diabetes. Diabetes increases the risk of stroke by 1.5 to 3 times compared with the general population, and cerebrovascular disease accounts for 20% of deaths in diabetic patients.