Persistent hyperinsulinemic hypoglycaemia followed as benign infantile convulsion
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Persistent hyperinsulinemic hypoglycaemia followed as benign infantile convulsion
An 18-month-old boy developed seizures at 3 months of age. He developed normally and, his EEG and brain CT revealed no abnormal findings. The blood sugar level was normal at that time, thus he was diagnosed as having benign infantile convulsion. At 7 months of age seizures reappeared, and hypoglycaemia associated with hyperinsulinism was observed during the seizures. With conservative therapy h...
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عنوان ژورنال: Seizure
سال: 2003
ISSN: 1059-1311
DOI: 10.1016/s1059-1311(02)00187-5