Post-convulsive lactic acidosis in diabetic patients.
Diabetic patients have an increased risk of developing epileptic convulsions compared with the non-diabetic population. Generalised seizures may cause a severe, but self-correcting, lactic acidosis for which specific treatment is both unnecessary and potentially hazardous. Two cases of post-convulsive lactic acidosis occurring in diabetic patients are reported. The cause of the acidosis was confirmed only in retrospect in each case.
D000140:Acidosis, Lactic / Q000097:blood / Q000209:etiology*; D000368:Aged; D016883:Diabetic Ketoacidosis / Q000097:blood / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012640:Seizures / Q000097:blood* / Q000150:complications