Case Report: Insulinoma Presenting as Excessive Daytime Somnolence

Currently, undiagnosed insulinomas remain a difficult clinical dilemma because its symptoms in most cases can easily be misdiagnosed as other diseases. In this article, we present the case of a 14-year-old girl who presented to our hospital with recurrent episodes of excessive daytime sleepiness and...

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Autores principales:	Zhennan Yu, Yongliang Wang, Yaqi Sun, Yumei Wang, Yayun Tian, Qinying Ma, Ying Fu
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Publicado:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2021
Materias:	somnolence sleep disorder insulinoma hypoglycemia case report Diseases of the endocrine glands. Clinical endocrinology RC648-665
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:97997b4610984f78b5b6c6cfad75806f2021-12-01T05:03:42ZCase Report: Insulinoma Presenting as Excessive Daytime Somnolence1664-239210.3389/fendo.2021.712392https://doaj.org/article/97997b4610984f78b5b6c6cfad75806f2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fendo.2021.712392/fullhttps://doaj.org/toc/1664-2392Currently, undiagnosed insulinomas remain a difficult clinical dilemma because its symptoms in most cases can easily be misdiagnosed as other diseases. In this article, we present the case of a 14-year-old girl who presented to our hospital with recurrent episodes of excessive daytime sleepiness and abnormal behavior during sleep that had been going on for 3 months. Insulinoma is a rare neuroendocrine tumor that causes excessive release of insulin, resulting in episodes of hypoglycemia. It usually manifests as autonomic sympathetic symptoms. These symptoms resolved rapidly with the administration of glucose. After successful removal of the tumor, daytime sleepiness and abnormal nighttime behavior of the patient did not reappear.Zhennan YuYongliang WangYaqi SunYumei WangYayun TianQinying MaYing FuFrontiers Media S.A.articlesomnolencesleep disorderinsulinomahypoglycemiacase reportDiseases of the endocrine glands. Clinical endocrinologyRC648-665ENFrontiers in Endocrinology, Vol 12 (2021)
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topic	somnolence sleep disorder insulinoma hypoglycemia case report Diseases of the endocrine glands. Clinical endocrinology RC648-665
spellingShingle	somnolence sleep disorder insulinoma hypoglycemia case report Diseases of the endocrine glands. Clinical endocrinology RC648-665 Zhennan Yu Yongliang Wang Yaqi Sun Yumei Wang Yayun Tian Qinying Ma Ying Fu Case Report: Insulinoma Presenting as Excessive Daytime Somnolence
description	Currently, undiagnosed insulinomas remain a difficult clinical dilemma because its symptoms in most cases can easily be misdiagnosed as other diseases. In this article, we present the case of a 14-year-old girl who presented to our hospital with recurrent episodes of excessive daytime sleepiness and abnormal behavior during sleep that had been going on for 3 months. Insulinoma is a rare neuroendocrine tumor that causes excessive release of insulin, resulting in episodes of hypoglycemia. It usually manifests as autonomic sympathetic symptoms. These symptoms resolved rapidly with the administration of glucose. After successful removal of the tumor, daytime sleepiness and abnormal nighttime behavior of the patient did not reappear.
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author	Zhennan Yu Yongliang Wang Yaqi Sun Yumei Wang Yayun Tian Qinying Ma Ying Fu
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title	Case Report: Insulinoma Presenting as Excessive Daytime Somnolence
title_short	Case Report: Insulinoma Presenting as Excessive Daytime Somnolence
title_full	Case Report: Insulinoma Presenting as Excessive Daytime Somnolence
title_fullStr	Case Report: Insulinoma Presenting as Excessive Daytime Somnolence
title_full_unstemmed	Case Report: Insulinoma Presenting as Excessive Daytime Somnolence
title_sort	case report: insulinoma presenting as excessive daytime somnolence
publisher	Frontiers Media S.A.
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/97997b4610984f78b5b6c6cfad75806f
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Case Report: Insulinoma Presenting as Excessive Daytime Somnolence

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