Endocrine Abstracts

Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is a common medical emergency in children. Altered consciousness in the form of mild disorientation or confusion can occur but frank coma is uncommon.1 We present a case of a newly diagnosed Type 1 diabetes mellitus who presented in DKA and with glasgow coma scale (GCS) of seven. She developed decorticate posturing soon after she was commenced on resuscitation fluids.Case: A previously well 15-year-old girl was rush...