Hipoglicemia recurrente como causa reversible de síndrome demencial en adultos mayores diabéticos, a propósito de un caso

We report a 78 year-old diabetic woman, treated with gliburide and metformin, consulting in the emergency room for a non fuctuating impairment in consciousness. She had a history of similar episodes in the last two months. A brain CAT scan showed an old putamen lacunar infarction. Noteworthy was the...

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Autores principales: AIZMAN,ANDRÉS, SANHUEZA A,LUIS MANUEL, IRURETAGOYENA,MIRENTXU, ABBOTT,EDUARDO, RODRÍGUEZ,JUAN CARLOS, ROJAS,LUIS
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spelling oai:scielo:S0034-988720100011000132011-01-10Hipoglicemia recurrente como causa reversible de síndrome demencial en adultos mayores diabéticos, a propósito de un casoAIZMAN,ANDRÉSSANHUEZA A,LUIS MANUELIRURETAGOYENA,MIRENTXUABBOTT,EDUARDORODRÍGUEZ,JUAN CARLOSROJAS,LUIS Cognitive dissonance Diabetes mellitus Hyoglycemia We report a 78 year-old diabetic woman, treated with gliburide and metformin, consulting in the emergency room for a non fuctuating impairment in consciousness. She had a history of similar episodes in the last two months. A brain CAT scan showed an old putamen lacunar infarction. Noteworthy was the presence of a low glycosilated hemoglobin level of 5.2%. Hypoglycemic medications were discontinued and the patient was discharged in good conditions. After six months of follow up, the patient did not have further episodes of impairment of consciousness.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessSociedad Médica de SantiagoRevista médica de Chile v.138 n.10 20102010-10-01text/htmlhttp://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-98872010001100013es10.4067/S0034-98872010001100013
institution Scielo Chile
collection Scielo Chile
language Spanish / Castilian
topic Cognitive dissonance
Diabetes mellitus
Hyoglycemia
spellingShingle Cognitive dissonance
Diabetes mellitus
Hyoglycemia
AIZMAN,ANDRÉS
SANHUEZA A,LUIS MANUEL
IRURETAGOYENA,MIRENTXU
ABBOTT,EDUARDO
RODRÍGUEZ,JUAN CARLOS
ROJAS,LUIS
Hipoglicemia recurrente como causa reversible de síndrome demencial en adultos mayores diabéticos, a propósito de un caso
description We report a 78 year-old diabetic woman, treated with gliburide and metformin, consulting in the emergency room for a non fuctuating impairment in consciousness. She had a history of similar episodes in the last two months. A brain CAT scan showed an old putamen lacunar infarction. Noteworthy was the presence of a low glycosilated hemoglobin level of 5.2%. Hypoglycemic medications were discontinued and the patient was discharged in good conditions. After six months of follow up, the patient did not have further episodes of impairment of consciousness.
author AIZMAN,ANDRÉS
SANHUEZA A,LUIS MANUEL
IRURETAGOYENA,MIRENTXU
ABBOTT,EDUARDO
RODRÍGUEZ,JUAN CARLOS
ROJAS,LUIS
author_facet AIZMAN,ANDRÉS
SANHUEZA A,LUIS MANUEL
IRURETAGOYENA,MIRENTXU
ABBOTT,EDUARDO
RODRÍGUEZ,JUAN CARLOS
ROJAS,LUIS
author_sort AIZMAN,ANDRÉS
title Hipoglicemia recurrente como causa reversible de síndrome demencial en adultos mayores diabéticos, a propósito de un caso
title_short Hipoglicemia recurrente como causa reversible de síndrome demencial en adultos mayores diabéticos, a propósito de un caso
title_full Hipoglicemia recurrente como causa reversible de síndrome demencial en adultos mayores diabéticos, a propósito de un caso
title_fullStr Hipoglicemia recurrente como causa reversible de síndrome demencial en adultos mayores diabéticos, a propósito de un caso
title_full_unstemmed Hipoglicemia recurrente como causa reversible de síndrome demencial en adultos mayores diabéticos, a propósito de un caso
title_sort hipoglicemia recurrente como causa reversible de síndrome demencial en adultos mayores diabéticos, a propósito de un caso
publisher Sociedad Médica de Santiago
publishDate 2010
url http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-98872010001100013
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