Cerebral injury in diabetic ketoacidosis: Is there a room for conservative management?

• Main Authors: Riad A Sulimani (Author), Anwar A Jammah (Author), Ibrahim M Ghozzi (Author), Hadil A Alotair (Author), Suleiman A Al-Mohaya (Author), Tarek E Ashour (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Diabetic ketoacidosis is a manifestation of decompensated glycemic control. Two cases are outlined, representing severe cerebral edema in one case and multiple cerebral infarcts in the other. Favorable outcome was achieved in both cases with conservative management, excluding the immediate use of ma...