ESPE Abstracts

Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is accompanied by intracerebral complications from 0.3% to 1%. Cerebrovascular events account for 10% of intracerebral complications. Our aim is to present a case of symptomatic cerebral infarction as a serious complication of DKA and draw attention to the management of DKA treatment. A 3.5-years-old male patient was referred to our department with DKA for further evaluation and treatment. Before coming to our center, insulin and sodium bicarbonate ...

Background: The prevalence of childhood obesity is increasing all over the world and leading to an increase in obesity-related health problems such as adult obesity, cardiovascular diseases, type 2 diabetes and depression. There is no nationwide systematic study investigating obesity trends in Turkish children.Objective and hypotheses: The aim of this study is to determine the prevalence of overweight and obesity among school age children, to compare the...