Cardiac Arrest in Conjunction with Hypoglycemia in a Non-Diabetic Patient with Cerebral Infarction
Journal of Neurocritical Care
;
(2): 143-147, 2018.
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in Korean
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Hypoglycemia is uncommon in people without diabetes. There have been only a few reports of cardiac arrest in conjunction with hypoglycemia in non-diabetic patients. CASE REPORT A 66-year-old man visited the emergency room with dizziness. He was a chronic alcoholic. Laboratory test showed no evidence of diabetes mellitus. Brain magnetic resonance imaging revealed a left cerebellar infarction. Abdomen computed tomography demonstrated liver cirrhosis with minimal ascites. During his hospital stay, he consumed only a small amount of food because of nausea and headache. On hospital day 4, he had a cardiac arrest after two seizure episodes. His blood glucose was 10 mg/dL. The combination of liver cirrhosis, renal failure and poor oral intake was presumed to be the causes of the severe hypoglycemia.CONCLUSION:
We report a rare case of cardiac arrest occurring in conjunction with severe hypoglycemia in a non-diabetic patient with cerebral infarction.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Ascites
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Seizures
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Blood Glucose
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Brain
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Cerebral Infarction
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Diabetes Mellitus
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Dizziness
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Emergency Service, Hospital
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Abdomen
Limits:
Aged
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Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of Neurocritical Care
Year:
2018
Type:
Article
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