Case report Brain infarction in a child with severe diabetic ketocidosis
New Egyptian Journal of Medicine [The]. 2009; 41 (2): 175-180
in English
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ABSTRACT
The most common cause for neurological deterioration in patients with DKA is cerebral edema. In a large retrospective study, estimated risk of cerebral edema was 6.8 per 1000 cases of DKA and was associated with a mortality rate of 24%. In addition to cerebral edema, other causes of neurological deterioration was the result of thrombosis and infection or hemorrhage
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IMEMR (Eastern Mediterranean)
Main subject:
Brain Edema
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Child
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Brain Infarction
Type of study:
Case report
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
New Egypt. J. Med.
Year:
2009
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