PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - S Keane
AU  - A Gallagher
AU  - S Ackroyd
AU  - M A McShane
AU  - J A Edge
TI  - Cerebral venous thrombosis during diabetic ketoacidosis
AID  - 10.1136/adc.86.3.204
DP  - 2002 Mar 01
TA  - Archives of Disease in Childhood
PG  - 204--205
VI  - 86
IP  - 3
4099  - http://adc.bmj.com/content/86/3/204.short
4100  - http://adc.bmj.com/content/86/3/204.full
SO  - Arch Dis Child2002 Mar 01; 86
AB  - Neurological deterioration during an episode of diabetic ketoacidosis is usually assumed to be caused by cerebral oedema. We present a case of cerebral venous sinus thrombosis presenting in a similar manner, also associated with severe iron deficiency anaemia. Computed tomography scanning provided the correct diagnosis and allowed institution of anticoagulation with improvement in neurological outcome. Neuroimaging should always be performed in suspected cerebral oedema associated with diabetic ketoacidosis in order to exclude other pathologies.