Observational studyFrontiers in endocrinology2022
Epileptic seizures during Non-Ketotic Hyperglycemia (NKH) in French Guiana: A retrospective study.
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- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Exacerbates Brain Injury AfterBrain sciences · 2025Article
- Hyperglycemia-induced Occipital Lobe Seizures.JCEM case reports · 2025Article
- A Rare Case of Hyperglycemia, Ketoacidosis, and Central Facial Paralysis in a Newly-Diagnosed Diabetic Woman.The American journal of case reports · 2024Article
- Non-ketotic Hyperglycemia Presenting as Focal Status Epilepticus and Subsequent Todd's Paralysis.Cureus · 2024Article
- Case Report: Abruptio placentae and epileptic seizure after occurrence of perinatal hyperglycaemia in woman with gestational diabetes mellitus and hypertriglyceridemia-induced acute pancreatitis.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2023Article
- Ictal Nystagmus in a Patient with Nonketotic Hyperglycemia: A Rare Clinical Phenomenon of Occipital Epilepsy.Annals of Indian Academy of NeurologyArticle
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Abstract
Introduction: Epileptic seizures during non-ketotic hyperglycemia (NKH) represent a rare complication of uncontrolled diabetes mellitus. The definition associates a blood sugar level > 200mg/dL (11mmol/L), hyperosmolality, absence of ketosis, dehydration and seizure control after normalization of blood sugar levels. Material and methods: This retrospective observational study included patients hospitalized for epileptic seizures and NKH in the Cayenne Hospital Center between January 2010 and June 2020. The clinical, biological, and radiological results were collected. Results: 18 out of 228 (7.9%) patients with both diabetes and epileptic seizures had NKH. The mean age of the 12 women and 6 men was 64.8 years. In 8 patients, brain imaging did not show acute lesions and the seizures disappeared with control of hyperglycemia by hydration and insulin. In 6 patients, the seizures revealed a stroke, hemorrhagic in 4 cases, ischemic in 2 cases. 4 patients had a seizure in a context of known vascular epilepsy. The epileptic seizures were mainly focal seizures with motor symptoms that could be repeated, focal to bilateral tonic-clonic or focal status. Conclusion: Seizures in NKH are symptomatic of an acute brain lesion or vascular epilepsy more than 1 in 2 times. However, isolated NKH can cause seizures with a suggestive brain MRI.
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