Ischaemic Haemorrhagic Stroke in a Child with New Onset Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus

• Main Authors: Mohd Nor, Noor Shafina, Fong, Choong Yi, Rahmat, Kartini, Lee, Vanessa Wan Mun, Anuar Zaini, Azriyanti, Jalaludin, Muhammad Yazid
• Format: Article
• Published: Touch Medical Media 2018
• Subjects: R Medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/21107/; https://doi.org/10.17925/EE.2018.14.1.59
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

Cerebral oedema is the most common neurological complication of diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA). However, ischaemic and haemorrhagic brain injury has been reported infrequently. A 10-year old girl who was previously well presented with severe DKA. She was tachycardic with poor peripheral perfusion but n...