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ea0030p27 | (1) | BSPED2012

Cerebral oedema in toddlers; risks and challenges: a case series

Sundaram Manu , Ayuk Loveline , Parakkal Raffeeq

Prevention, diagnosing, and adequate management of cerebral oedema in diabetic ketoacidosis are of vital importance. This can be very challenging in infants and toddlers as symptoms can be very subtle or difficult to interpret. Young age, new diagnosis of diabetes, and severe acidosis at presentation has been reported as risk factors for the development of cerebral oedema. We report our experience in managing one infant and two toddlers newly diagnosed diabetics who were refer...