Severe sensory-motor axonal neuropathy following diabetic ketoacidosis
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- M.D. Hamada Yuichi
- Department of Neurology, Teikyo University School of Medicine
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- M.D. Takahashi Kazusa
- Department of Neurology, Teikyo University School of Medicine
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- M.D., Ph.D. Hokkoku Keiichi
- Department of Neurology, Teikyo University School of Medicine
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- M.D., Ph.D. Kanbayashi Takamichi
- Department of Neurology, Teikyo University School of Medicine
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- M.D., Ph.D. Hatanaka Yuki
- Department of Neurology, Teikyo University School of Medicine
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- M.D., Ph.D. Kobayashi Shunsuke
- Department of Neurology, Teikyo University School of Medicine
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- M.D., Ph.D. Sonoo Masahiro
- Department of Neurology, Teikyo University School of Medicine
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- 糖尿病ケトアシドーシス後に両下肢の高度軸索障害を発症した1例
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<p>We report a case of severe sensory-motor axonal neuropathy on the lower extremities associated with diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA). A sixteen-year-old boy developed coma and admitted to our hospital. We diagnosed him with DKA based on remarkable hyperglycemia, severe acidosis with hyperketonemia. Intensive glycemic control with insulin was immediately started. He had complications of heart failure, rhabdomyolysis, and renal failure, which required intensive care including mechanical ventilation and hemodialysis. When recovered from the critical condition, he noticed severe weakness, numbness, and pain on the lower limbs, and urinary retention. On nerve conduction studies, both motor and sensory action potentials were absent. Serum anti-ganglioside antibodies were negative. Albuminocytologic dissociation was evident in the cerebrospinal fluid. MRI study revealed marked gadolinium enhancement of the cauda equina. After high-dose intravenous immunoglobulin treatment, he was relieved from leg pain, but the leg weakness and bladder bowel dysfunction did not show immediate improvement. It took approximately six months until he became able to stand and walk using ankle orthosis. Acute neuropathy is a rare complication of diabetes mellitus. Painful neuropathy is known to emerge in association with diabetic treatment, but it seldom causes severe motor disturbance. On the other hand, motor-dominant polyneuropathy has been reported to occur acutely along the treatment of DKA and hyperosmolar hyperglycemia syndrome (HHS). Present case and previous cases with DKA and HHS suggest that rapid correction of glucose level is one of the underlying factors of acute neuropathy related with diabetic treatment.</p>
Journal
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- Rinsho Shinkeigaku
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Rinsho Shinkeigaku 60 (9), 614-619, 2020
Societas Neurologica Japonica
