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. 2013 May 24:1:77-8.
doi: 10.1016/j.ebcr.2013.03.001. eCollection 2013.

Nonketotic hyperglycemia-related epileptic seizures

Xuejian Wang  1 , Hao Yu  1 , Zhenhua Cai  1 , Zhifeng Wang  1 , Baojun Ma  1 , Yi Zhang  1
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Nonketotic hyperglycemia-related epileptic seizures

Xuejian Wang et al. Epilepsy Behav Case Rep. .

Abstract

Nonketotic hyperglycemia-related seizures (NKH) are rare. We report a case of NKH-related seizures in a patient following a traumatic brain injury.

Keywords: Epileptic seizures; Etiology; Nonketotic hyperglycemia; Partial seizures; Seizure.

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    1. Brick J.F., Gutrecht J.A., Ringel R.A. Reflex epilepsy and nonketotic hyperglycemia in the elderly: a specific neuroendocrine syndrome. Neurology. 1989;39(3):394–399. - PubMed

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