[Diabetic ketoacidosis--beware of cerebral edema!].
Ketoacidosis is a common condition in patients with new onset type 1 diabetes and remains a major reason for hospitalization of those with established disease. The major cause of mortality in ketoacidosis is cerebral edema. Although rarely diagnosed on a clinical basis, cerebral edema may have subtle manifestations and is probably under-diagnosed. Novel insights into the underlying pathophysiology of cerebral edema associated with ketoacidosis may help us treat this life threatening condition and prevent the low, yet significant, mortality associated with it.
Weiss
Ram
R
weissr@hadassah.org.il
Raz
Itamar
I
D001929:Brain Edema / Q000209:etiology* / Q000401:mortality; D002423:Cause of Death; D016883:Diabetic Ketoacidosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000401:mortality; D006801:Humans