Persistent, severe hypoglycemia-induced organic brain syndrome with neurological sequelae: A case report

General Hospital Psychiatry

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 412.e9-412.e11

  Xu, Changqing ^a   Yogaratnam, Jegan ^a   Lua, Regina ^a   Naik, Sandeep ^a   Khoo, Chai Ling ^a   Pillai, Santhia Sasidaran ^a   Sim, Kang ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Hypoglycemia; Neuroglycopenia; Neurological; Organic brain syndrome

Indexed keywords

AMLODIPINE; ENALAPRIL; ESCITALOPRAM; GLUCOSE; HALOPERIDOL; INSULIN; INSULIN GLARGINE; METFORMIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DISTURBANCE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CASE REPORT; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISORIENTATION; EVENING DOSAGE; FEMALE; GAIT DISORDER; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INSULIN HYPOGLYCEMIA; IRRITABILITY; MEMORY DISORDER; MORNING DOSAGE; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; ORGANIC BRAIN SYNDROME; PATIENT CARE; SLURRED SPEECH; VERBAL HOSTILITY;

EID: 79960208268     PISSN: 01638343     EISSN: 18737714     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2011.05.005     Document Type: Article

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