Cerebral injury in diabetic ketoacidosis: Is there a room for conservative management?

Diabetic ketoacidosis is a manifestation of decompensated glycemic control. Two cases are outlined, representing severe cerebral edema in one case and multiple cerebral infarcts in the other. Favorable outcome was achieved in both cases with conservative management, excluding the immediate use of ma...

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Main Authors: Riad A Sulimani, Anwar A Jammah, Ibrahim M Ghozzi, Hadil A Alotair, Suleiman A Al-Mohaya, Tarek E Ashour
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Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2018-01-01
Series:Journal of Nature and Science of Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.jnsmonline.org/article.asp?issn=2589-627X;year=2018;volume=1;issue=2;spage=82;epage=84;aulast=Sulimani
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Anwar A Jammah
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Hadil A Alotair
Suleiman A Al-Mohaya
Tarek E Ashour
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description Diabetic ketoacidosis is a manifestation of decompensated glycemic control. Two cases are outlined, representing severe cerebral edema in one case and multiple cerebral infarcts in the other. Favorable outcome was achieved in both cases with conservative management, excluding the immediate use of mannitol in the first patient and the use of thrombolytic or full anticoagulant therapy in the second.
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spelling doaj.art-b6e79742d23944499f6bbcd34b3705a02022-12-22T00:10:21ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Nature and Science of Medicine2589-627X2589-62882018-01-0112828410.4103/JNSM.JNSM_15_18Cerebral injury in diabetic ketoacidosis: Is there a room for conservative management?Riad A SulimaniAnwar A JammahIbrahim M GhozziHadil A AlotairSuleiman A Al-MohayaTarek E AshourDiabetic ketoacidosis is a manifestation of decompensated glycemic control. Two cases are outlined, representing severe cerebral edema in one case and multiple cerebral infarcts in the other. Favorable outcome was achieved in both cases with conservative management, excluding the immediate use of mannitol in the first patient and the use of thrombolytic or full anticoagulant therapy in the second.http://www.jnsmonline.org/article.asp?issn=2589-627X;year=2018;volume=1;issue=2;spage=82;epage=84;aulast=Sulimanidiabetic ketoacidosiscerebral edemamannitolthrombolysis
spellingShingle Riad A Sulimani
Anwar A Jammah
Ibrahim M Ghozzi
Hadil A Alotair
Suleiman A Al-Mohaya
Tarek E Ashour
Cerebral injury in diabetic ketoacidosis: Is there a room for conservative management?
Journal of Nature and Science of Medicine
diabetic ketoacidosis
cerebral edema
mannitol
thrombolysis
title Cerebral injury in diabetic ketoacidosis: Is there a room for conservative management?
title_full Cerebral injury in diabetic ketoacidosis: Is there a room for conservative management?
title_fullStr Cerebral injury in diabetic ketoacidosis: Is there a room for conservative management?
title_full_unstemmed Cerebral injury in diabetic ketoacidosis: Is there a room for conservative management?
title_short Cerebral injury in diabetic ketoacidosis: Is there a room for conservative management?
title_sort cerebral injury in diabetic ketoacidosis is there a room for conservative management
topic diabetic ketoacidosis
cerebral edema
mannitol
thrombolysis
url http://www.jnsmonline.org/article.asp?issn=2589-627X;year=2018;volume=1;issue=2;spage=82;epage=84;aulast=Sulimani
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