A Case of Insulinoma with Hypoglycemic Encephalopathy.

Kim,  Kyung Hoon; Kim,  Eun Sook; Park,  Chan Sung; Ko,  Myung Kwan; Byun,  Sung Su; Hong,  Jung Min; Lee,  Mu Yeol; Nam-Goong,  Il Sung; Kim,  Young Il; Na,  Yang Won; Choi,  Hye Jung; Kwon,  Ji Hyun

doi:2013.14.2.98

J Korean Diabetes > Volume 14(2); 2013 > Article

Case Report

The Journal of Korean Diabetes 2013;14(2):98-101.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4093/jkd.2013.14.2.98 Published online June 30, 2013.

저혈당성 뇌병증을 동반한 인슐린 종 1례

김경훈, 김은숙, 박찬성, 고명관, 변성수, 홍정민, 이무열, 남궁일성, 김영일, 나양원, 최혜정

A Case of Insulinoma with Hypoglycemic Encephalopathy.

Kyung Hoon Kim, Eun Sook Kim, Chan Sung Park, Myung Kwan Ko, Sung Su Byun, Jung Min Hong, Mu Yeol Lee, Il Sung Nam-Goong, Young Il Kim, Yang Won Na, Hye Jung Choi, Ji Hyun Kwon

¹Department of Internal Medicine, Ulsan University Hospital, College of Medicine University of Ulsan, Ulsan, Korea. es10@unitel.co.kr
²Department of General Surgery, Ulsan University Hospital, College of Medicine University of Ulsan, Ulsan, Korea.
³Department of Pathology, Ulsan University Hospital, College of Medicine University of Ulsan, Ulsan, Korea.
⁴Department of Neurology, Ulsan University Hospital, College of Medicine University of Ulsan, Ulsan, Korea.

Abstract

A 47-year-old male with recurrent abnormal behavior for ten years was referred to our clinic. He was diagnosed with insulinoma and cognitive dysfunction. Persistent hypoglycemia leads to a high risk of cognitive dysfunction in diabetic patients. However, cognitive dysfunction associated with insulinoma is rare. In this case study, cognitive dysfunction was confirmed by neurological testing.

Key Words: Insulinoma, Hypoglycemia, Encephalopathy