Childhood insulinoma masquerading as seizure disorder |
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Authors: | Kung‐Ting Kao Peter J Simm Justin Brown |
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Affiliation: | 1. Department of Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes, Monash Children's Hospital, , Clayton, Australia;2. Royal Children's Hospital and Murdoch Children's Research Institute, , Parkville, Victoria, Australia;3. Department of Paediatrics, Monash University, , Clayton, Australia |
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Abstract: | ![]() A 9 year old girl presented with seizures, weight gain and early morning behavioural changes. She had been commenced on anticonvulsants and was subsequently diagnosed with hyperinsulinaemic hypoglycaemia. This case demonstrates the importance of blood glucose monitoring in children presenting with new‐onset seizures and/or with early morning or fasting behavioural changes, the challenges in localizing the lesion, as well as the difficulties in achieving normoglycaemia prior to, and immediately following, surgery. |
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Keywords: | hypoglycaemia insulinoma paediatric seizure |
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