Re: Glycemic control in traumatic head injury
I have quized a doctor friend about this, you got me thinking and it's one of those thought processes that keeps you awake at night.
His explaination for mainating normal blood sugars in head injuries is that because the high glucose will cause increased energy / stimulation it is not good for the injured brain and if anything a hypoglycaemia (obviously not a coma causing one) is a bit cerebral protective because it reduces the brains excitability.
You may get high blood sugars because of some of the therapeutic interventions such as steriod use
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