Malignant middle cerebral artery infarction (MMCI) has a fatality rate of up to 80%, due to massive brain edema, increased intracranial pressure, and cerebral herniation. The herniation-induced death usually occured during the first week, despite aggressive osmotherapy with mannitol or hypertonic
Patients: 6 adults with type 2diabetes will be selected, ages between 25 and 50 years, with more than 5 and less than 10 years of disease, adherent to treatment with oral hypoglycemic agents or insulin, who agree to participate in the study through a written informed consent. Only those with a high