Brain Injuries Due to Neonatal Hypoglycemia: Case Report.
10.3348/jkrs.2003.49.4.359
- Author:
Dae Bong KIM
1
;
Chang joon SONG
;
Mae Young CHANG
;
Hyae Won YOUN
Author Information
1. Department of Radiology, Chungnam National University College of Medicine.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Brain injuries;
Hypoglycemia, MR
- MeSH:
Brain Injuries*;
Brain*;
Diagnosis;
Emergency Service, Hospital;
Humans;
Hypoglycemia*;
Infant, Newborn;
Rabeprazole;
Seizures;
Stupor;
Temporal Lobe
- From:Journal of the Korean Radiological Society
2003;49(4):359-362
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Although hypoglycemia may be common among neonates, brain injuries resulting from isolated neonatal hypoglycemia are rare. The condition may cause neurological symptoms such as stupor, jitteriness, and seizures, though in their absence, diagnosis is delayed or difficult. Hypoglycemia was diagnosed in a three-day-old neonate after he visited the emergency department with loose stool, poor oral intake, and decreased activity, first experienced two days earlier. Two days after his visity, several episodes of seizure occurred. T2 and diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance (MR) scanning, performed at 11 days of age, revealed bilateral and symmetrical high signal intensity lesions in occipital, parietal, and temporal lobes. We report the MR findings of hypoglycemic encephalopathy in a neonate.
