J Korean Neurol Assoc.
2008 Aug;26(3):263-266.
Hypoglycemic Encephalopathy With Delayed Lesion on Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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- 1Department of Neurology, Dongguk University International Hospital,Dongguk University College of Medicine, Goyang, Korea. totopia@duih.org
- 2Department of Radiology, Dongguk University International Hospital,Dongguk University College of Medicine, Goyang, Korea.
Abstract
- We report on delayed emergence of restricted diffusion on MRI after hypoglycemia. A 56-year-old man with type 2 diabetes was admitted with mental change. Initial serum glucose was 19 mg/dl. Fifteen hours after presumed symptom onset, brain imaging did not show any definite abnormality. However, areas of restricted diffusion emerged evident in both basal ganglia 9 days later. Hypoglycemia can cause delayed cytotoxic edema even after normalization of the serum glucose.
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