Cortical blindness and cerebral infarction associated with severe hypoglycemia

Diabetes Care

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 1001-1003

  Gold, Ann E ^a   Marshall, Sally M ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN INFARCTION; CASE REPORT; CEREBRAL BLINDNESS; COMA; DECEREBRATION; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; KETOACIDOSIS;

EID: 0029741206     PISSN: 01495992     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2337/diacare.19.9.1001     Document Type: Article

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