Conclusions
lower cognitive functioning, cognitive functioning, DKA, Diabetes, cognitive decline
DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS, TYPE 1 DIABETES, DIABETES
A single DKA episode is associated with lower IQ scores soon after exposure to DKA in young children.Young children with Type‐1 Diabetes may be at particularly high risk of cognitive decline following diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), but studies of cognitive functioning in Type 1 diabetes typically examine school‐age children. The goal of the study was to examine whether a single experience DKA is associated with lower cognitive functioning in young children. We found that recently diagnosed 3‐to 5‐year‐olds who experienced one DKA episode, regardless of its severity, exhibited lower IQ than an age‐ matched group of patients with no DKA exposure.
Dr. Aris Garro passed away on November 17, 2021.See Acknowledgements for other members of the PECARN DKA FLUID Study Group.