Therapy insight: The impact of type 1 diabetes on brain development and function

Nature Clinical Practice Neurology

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 78-86

  Northam, Elisabeth A ^a,c   Rankins, Debbie ^b   Cameron, Fergus J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b MURDOCH CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^c ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Brain; Metabolic control; Neurocognitive; Neuroimaging; Type 1 diabetes

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN FUNCTION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; CHILD; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DIABETES CONTROL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GLUCOSE BRAIN LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; JUVENILE DIABETES MELLITUS; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

BRAIN; COGNITION DISORDERS; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; HUMANS; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIA; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 32244434961     PISSN: 1745834X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncpneuro0097     Document Type: Review

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