Neonatal Medicine

The Korean Society of Neonatology (대한신생아학회)
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Abnormal Visual Evoked Potential Response from Hypoglycemic Encephalopathy in Two Neonates

저혈당성 뇌병증에 의한 시각유발전위검사(VEP) 이상을 보인 신생아 2례

  • Hong, Suk-Woo (Department of Pediatrics, Eulji University, School of Medicine) ;
  • Kim, Seung-Yeon (Department of Pediatrics, Eulji University, School of Medicine) ;
  • Park, Ho-Jin (Department of Pediatrics, Eulji University, School of Medicine)
  • 홍석우 (을지대학교 의과대학 소아과교실) ;
  • 김승연 (을지대학교 의과대학 소아과교실) ;
  • 박호진 (을지대학교 의과대학 소아과교실)
  • Published : 2008.05.31

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Abstract

Although neonatal hypoglycemia is a common metabolic abnormality in newborn infants, brain injuries resulting from isolated neonatal hypoglycemia are rare. Many infants who are hypoglycemic do not exhibit clinical manifestations, while other infants are symptomatic and at risk for permanent brain damage. There is no disagreement that hypoglycemia can cause neonatal encephalopathy and result in permanent brain injury. Occipital brain injury associated with neonatal hypoglycemia can result in long-term disability, epilepsy, and visual impairment. Infants should receive ongoing developmental and visual surveillance for lateonset epilepsy, and visual or cognitive impairment. We report two cases of newborn infants with abnormal visual evoked potentials (VEP) caused by neonatal hypoglycemic encephalopathy.

저자들은 저혈당증에 의해 발생한 뇌후두엽의 신생아 저혈당 뇌증과 이로 인한 시각유발전위검사 이상을 보인 2례를 경험하였기에 보고하는 바이다.

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