hrp0082fc9.6 | Beta cells | ESPE2014

Sulfonylurea Therapy Corrects Hypotonia, Attention Deficits, Improves Complex Neuropsychological Functions and Motricity in Patients with Neonatal Diabetes Secondary to Mutation in Potassium Channel Subunits, Through a CNS Effect

Beltrand Jacques , Vaivre-Douvret Laurence , Busiah Kanetee , Fournier Emmanuel , Boddaert Nathalie , Vera Myriam , Bahi-Buisson Nadia , Bui-Quoc Emmanuel , Ingster-Moati Isabelle , Flechtner Isabelle , Simon Albane , Scharfmann Raphael , Cave Helene , Elie Caroline , Polak Michel

Background: Sulfonylurea therapy (SU) allows a better metabolic control than insulin in patients with neonatal diabetes secondary to mutation in potassium channel subunits (ND-K). Most of these patients have neurological and neuromotor developmental impairments whose changes under SU has not been studied in a systematic and prospective way in a large cohort.Objective and Hypotheses: To demonstrate the beneficial effect of SU on neuropsychological functio...