Hypoglycemic convulsions

Introduction Hypoglycemic convulsions, also known as "insulin shock", refers to convulsions caused by low blood sugar levels, hypoglycemia shock caused by excessive insulin injection or not eating on time.

Cause

The cause of hypoglycemia is due to low blood glucose levels in the blood, causing insufficient energy supply to the brain, leading to brain neurological dysfunction. This hypoglycemic convulsion is mostly due to the lowering of blood glucose levels after application of insulin, lack of sugar in the brain tissue, lack of energy, lack of energy, leading to brain cell edema, causing brain dysfunction, and some clinical symptoms and convulsions of hypoglycemia.

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Such as dizziness, fatigue, palpitations, hunger, pulse speed, sweating and so on. Shock symptoms occur when blood sugar drops below 50 mg%. The examination of hypoglycemic convulsions mainly includes examination of blood sugar and examination of electroencephalogram, and the symptoms are significantly relieved after supplementing sugar and energy. Such as dizziness, fatigue, palpitations, hunger, pulse speed, sweating and so on.

Differential diagnosis

Hypoglycemic syndrome is a group of syndromes caused by multiple causes. Blood glucose levels are often below 3.36 mmol/L (60 mg/dl), and severe and long-term hypoglycemia can cause extensive neurological damage and complications. Commonly, there are functional hypoglycemia and hepatogenic hypoglycemia, followed by hypoglycemia caused by insulinoma and other endocrine diseases. The disease is often misdiagnosed as rickets, epilepsy, psychosis, brain tumors and encephalitis, etc. After appropriate treatment, the symptoms can be quickly improved. Early identification of the disease is very important, to achieve the purpose of healing, delay diagnosis and treatment will cause permanent neuropathy and irreversible, the consequences are not good.

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