Miguel Perez-Pinzon, Ph.D., FAHA, Chair, International Stroke Conference 2019 Program Committee, offers overviews and perspective on late breaking science being presented at ISC 2019 in Honolulu.  He is Professor of Neurology/Neuroscience, Director, Cerebral Vascular Disease Research Center, Director, Peritz Scheinberg Cerebral Vascular Laboratory, Vice-Chair for Neurology Basic Science at the Miller School of Medicine, Department of Neurology at the University of Miami, Miami, FL.

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"I think this study provides clear evidence to guide control of glucose levels in patients. Because this has been kind of a little bit of a debate in the field of how to control Hyperglycemia that ensues after a stroke. So, I think definitely they suggest that the IV insulating infusion does not improve stroke outcomes compared to a standard blood sugar control."