Electroencephalographic abnormalities in children with type 1 diabetes mellitus: a prospective study.

Journal: Turkish journal of medical sciences
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Abstract

BACKGROUND/AIM: The aim herein was to investigate epileptiform discharges on electroencephalogram (EEG), their correlation with glutamic acid decarboxylase 65 autoantibody (GAD-ab) in newly diagnosed pediatric type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) patients and interpret their medium-term utility in predicting epilepsy.

Authors

  • Ruken Yildirim
    Department of Pediatric Endocrinology, Diyarbakır Children's Hospital, Diyarbakır, Turkiye.
  • Ceren Günbey
    Department of Pediatric Neurology, Diyarbakır Children's Hospital, Diyarbakır, Turkiye.