Hyperinsulinism-hyperammonemia syndrome in two Peruvian children with refractory epilepsy.

Miguel Angel De Los Santos-La Torre Carlos Manuel Del Águila-Villar Luis Rómulo Lu-de Lama Oswaldo Nuñez-Almache Eliana Manuela Chávez-Tejada Oscar Antonio Espinoza-Robles Paola Marianella Pinto-Ibárcena Martha Rosario Calagua-Quispe Pamela Miluska Azabache-Tafur Rosa María Tucto-Manchego

Published in: Journal of pediatric endocrinology & metabolism : JPEM (2022)

HI/HA syndrome went unnoticed, because hypoglycemia was missed and were considered partially controlled epilepsies. A failure to recognize hypoglycemic seizures will delay diagnosis and adequate treatment, so a proper investigation could avoid irreversible neurological damage.

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