ESPE Abstracts

Introduction / aim: Neonatal diabetes owned to potassium channel mutation can be successfully treated by sulfonylureas (SU). No study has reported SU efficiency according to the genotype.Method: Review of literature conducted in accordance with the control criteria of Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA). Search engine used: PubMed and the Cochrane Library database. Selection of clinical report, case reviews and met...

Background: In monogenic diabetes due to KCNJ11 and ABCC8 mutations that impair KATP- channel function, sulphonylureas improve long-term glycaemic control. Although KATP channels are extensively expressed in the brain, the effect of sulphonylureas on neurological function has varied widely. We evaluated published evidence about potential effects of sulphonylureas on neurological features, especially epilepsy, cognition, motor function and muscular tone, visuo-...