These tools will no longer be maintained as of December 31, 2024. Archived website can be found here. PubMed4Hh GitHub repository can be found here. Contact NLM Customer Service if you have questions.


Pubmed for Handhelds

PUBMED FOR HANDHELDS

Search MEDLINE/PubMed

  • Title: Cerebral infarction associated with transient visual loss in child with diabetic ketoacidosis.
    Author: Lee HS, Hwang JS.
    Journal: Diabet Med; 2011 May; 28(5):516-8. PubMed ID: 21244475.
    Abstract:
    BACKGROUND: Diabetic ketoacidosis is a metabolic disorder caused by insulin deficiency and is the most important cause of mortality and morbidity in children with Type 1 diabetes mellitus. Acute neurological complications related to diabetic ketoacidosis include cerebral oedema, cerebral infarction, brain herniation, cortical venous thrombosis and cerebral haemorrhage. Cerebral infarction is rare in juvenile diabetic ketoacidosis. CASE REPORT: We report a girl with a newly diagnosed Type 1 diabetes mellitus who presented with diabetic ketoacidosis and developed cerebral infarction with transient visual loss. CONCLUSIONS: Our findings emphasize the importance of prompt evaluation and proper management of intracranial crises in diabetic ketoacidosis.
    [Abstract] [Full Text] [Related] [New Search]