Hypoglycemia aggravates critical illness induced neurocognitive dysfunction. Diabetes care

Summary: Hypoglycemia was found to aggravate critical illness induced neurocognitive dysfunction to a limited but significant extend, however, an impact of hyperglycemia and fluctuations of blood glucose on neurocognitive function cannot be excluded.


Duning, T., van den Heuvel, I., Dickmann, A., Volkert, T., Wempe, C., Reinholz, J., Lohmann, H., Freise, H., and Ellger, B. (2009). Hypoglycemia aggravates critical illness induced neurocognitive dysfunction. Diabetes care. http://www.citeulike.org/user/HEIRS/article/6440068





Hypoglycemia: The Other Sugar Disease 2nd ed