Neuroglycopenia is a shortage of glucose (glycopenia) in the brain, usually due to hypoglycemia. Glycopenia affects the function of neurons, and alters brain function and behavior. Prolonged or recurrent neuroglycopenia can result in loss of consciousness, damage to the brain, and eventual death.
Neuroglycopenia is a shortage of glucose (glycopenia) in the brain, usually due to hypoglycemia. Glycopenia affects the function of neurons, and alters brain function and behavior. Prolonged or recurrent neuroglycopenia can result in loss of consciousness, damage to the brain, and eventual death.
==Signs and symptoms== Abnormal mentation, impaired judgment Nonspecific dysphoria, anxiety, moodiness, depression, crying, fear of dying, suicidal thoughts Negativism, irritability, belligerence, combativeness, rage Personality change, emotional lability Fatigue, weakness, apathy, lethargy, daydreaming Confusion, amnesia, dizziness, delirium Staring, "glassy" look, blurred vision, double vision Automatic behavior Difficulty speaking, slurred speech Ataxia, incoordination, sometimes mistaken for "drunkenness" Focal or general motor deficit, paralysis, hemiparesis Paresthesia, headache Stupor, coma, abnormal breathing Generalized or focal seizures Plasma glucose 20 mg/dL (1.1 mmol/L) or lower
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