Cerebral excitability and systemic metabolic balance are closely interconnected. Energy
supply to neurons depends critically on glucose, whose fluctuations can promote immediate …

Objective: To review the causes of cerebral edema in diabetic ketoacidosis (CEDKA),
including pathophysiology, risk factors, and proposed mechanisms, to review the diagnosis …

Many acutely ill children are not fully conscious. Most make a full neurological recovery as
the underlying cause is treated, but considerable skill is required to distinguish the group at …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Ketone bodies provide important alternate fuel for brain
metabolism, and their transport into the brain increases with prolonged fasting. During …

Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is a state of severe insulin deficiency and a serious
complication in children with diabetes mellitus type 1. In a small number of children, DKA is …

Petzold S, Kapellen T, Siekmeyer M, Hirsch W, Bartelt H, Siekmeyer W, Kiess W. Acute
cerebral infarction and extra pontine myelinolysis in children with new onset type 1 diabetes …

Background Children with neonatal diabetes often present with diabetic ketoacidosis and
hence are at risk of cerebral oedema and subsequent long‐term neurological deficits. These …

The objective of this study was to investigate the diagnosis and surgical treatment of central
brain herniations caused by traumatic bifrontal contusions. A total of 63 patients (45 men …

Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is a serious complication in children with diabetes mellitus type
1 (DM1). In rare and severe cases DKA may be complicated by cerebral edema, central …

This article has reviewed the pathophysiology, clinical manifestations, laboratory values,
treatment, and prevention of DKA, HHNKS, and hypoglycemia. Emphasis has been placed …