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Auyeung, TW.

Hypoglycaemia, persistent delirium, and dementia [electronic resource] / TW Auyeung, CYN Ting, YK Kwan, MF Ng, CKF Mok. - pp. 31-33.

A 70-year-old diabetic woman presented with prolonged episodes of
delirium following hospitalisations for hypo- or hyper-glycaemia. Her
persistent delirium mimicked dementia and probably precipitated the
development of dementia. Hypoglycaemia is a risk factor for dementia,
thus stringent glycaemic control is not advisable in frail diabetic older
adults.


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