Qureshi AI, Huang W, Lobanova I, et al. - In nondiabetic patients with intracerebral hemorrhage, an elevated risk of death or disability is conferred by persistent hyperglycemia (either moderate or severe).

• This study included 1,000 patients with intracerebral hemorrhage enrolled within 4.5 hours of symptom onset.

• Multivariate analysis showed higher 90-day death or disability in relation to both moderate (odds ratio, 1.8) and severe (odds ratio, 1.8) hyperglycemia, post-adjustments.

• In cases without preexisting diabetes, an association of both moderate (odds ratio, 1.8) and severe (odds ratio, 2.0) hyperglycemia with 90-day death or disability was observed post-adjusting for potential confounders.

• In patients with preexisting diabetes, there was no relation of moderate and severe hyperglycemia with 90-day death or disability.