Prolonged Hypoglycemic Encephalopathy: A Case Report
ABSTRACT Hypoglycemic encephalopathy is a rare yet life‐threatening diabetes complication, where overlapping symptoms with neurological conditions can delay diagnosis. Early recognition and treatment are crucial to prevent irreversible brain damage. Clinicians should suspect hypoglycemia in diabetic...
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| author | Newton Ashish Shah Santosh Bastola Abhishek Kumar Shah Manish Yadav |
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| description | ABSTRACT Hypoglycemic encephalopathy is a rare yet life‐threatening diabetes complication, where overlapping symptoms with neurological conditions can delay diagnosis. Early recognition and treatment are crucial to prevent irreversible brain damage. Clinicians should suspect hypoglycemia in diabetic patients with altered mental status, as timely intervention improves outcomes and reduces mortality. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e79a2bb9e67047b0a5e9d2b2c8c0c0bc2025-08-20T02:39:04ZengWileyClinical Case Reports2050-09042024-12-011212n/an/a10.1002/ccr3.9711Prolonged Hypoglycemic Encephalopathy: A Case ReportNewton Ashish Shah0Santosh Bastola1Abhishek Kumar Shah2Manish Yadav3Institute of Medicine Tribhuwan University Teaching Hospital Kathmandu NepalDepartment of Emergency Medicine Tribhuwan University Teaching Hospital Kathmandu NepalMaharajgunj Medical Campus Institute of Medicine Kathmandu NepalInstitute of Medicine Tribhuwan University Teaching Hospital Kathmandu NepalABSTRACT Hypoglycemic encephalopathy is a rare yet life‐threatening diabetes complication, where overlapping symptoms with neurological conditions can delay diagnosis. Early recognition and treatment are crucial to prevent irreversible brain damage. Clinicians should suspect hypoglycemia in diabetic patients with altered mental status, as timely intervention improves outcomes and reduces mortality.https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.9711diabetesencephalopathyendocrinologyhypoglycemia |
| spellingShingle | Newton Ashish Shah Santosh Bastola Abhishek Kumar Shah Manish Yadav Prolonged Hypoglycemic Encephalopathy: A Case Report diabetes encephalopathy endocrinology hypoglycemia |
| title | Prolonged Hypoglycemic Encephalopathy: A Case Report |
| title_full | Prolonged Hypoglycemic Encephalopathy: A Case Report |
| title_fullStr | Prolonged Hypoglycemic Encephalopathy: A Case Report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Prolonged Hypoglycemic Encephalopathy: A Case Report |
| title_short | Prolonged Hypoglycemic Encephalopathy: A Case Report |
| title_sort | prolonged hypoglycemic encephalopathy a case report |
| topic | diabetes encephalopathy endocrinology hypoglycemia |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.9711 |
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