Open AccessCerebral edema among adults with diabetic ketoacidosis and hyperglycemic hyperosmolar syndrome: Incidence, characteristics, and outcomes
Author(s) -
Siwakoti Krishmita,
Giri Smith,
Kadaria Dipen
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of diabetes
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.949
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1753-0407
pISSN - 1753-0393
DOI - 10.1111/1753-0407.12448
Subject(s) - medicine , diabetic ketoacidosis , diabetes mellitus , incidence (geometry) , cerebral edema , ketoacidosis , edema , pediatrics , endocrinology , type 1 diabetes , physics , optics
Highlights Ischemic stroke is an uncommon complication among adults with DKA, that confers a worse prognosis. Traditional risk factors for stroke including older age, stroke history, hypertension and hyperlipidemia appear to predict the risk of IS in these patients. Demographic and clinical characteristics of patients with diabetic ketoacidosis and hyperosmolar hyperglycemic syndrome patients, with and without cerebral edema