Relationship between metabolic control and neurocognitive functions in children diagnosed with type I diabetes mellitus before and after 5 years of age

Tolu-Kendir Ö., KİRİŞ N., Temiz F., GÜRBÜZ F., Onenli-Mungan N., TOPALOĞLU A. K., ...Daha Fazla

TURKISH JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS, cilt.54, sa.4, ss.352-361, 2012 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 54 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2012
  • Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.352-361
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: children, type 1 diabetes mellitus, neurocognitive functions, frequency of hypoglycemia, COGNITIVE FUNCTION, SEVERE HYPOGLYCEMIA, COMPLICATIONS, ADOLESCENTS
  • Akdeniz Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

We aimed to investigate the effects of age onset of diabetes, glycemic control and frequency of hypoglycemia on neurocognitive functions in type I diabetic children. Sixty type I diabetic children with diagnosis before (Group 1) or after (Group 2) five years of age and 40 healthy children were tested. Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children Revised (WISC-R), Stroop Test, and Visual Auditory Digit Span Test Form B were applied to all children in the two groups. Neurocognitive functions such as visual perception, short-term memory and selective attention were seen to be negatively affected at a significant level. Group 1 patients with poor glycemic control were found to have significant dysfunction in verbal, performance and general intelligence. Neurocognitive functions were negatively affected by early onset of diagnosis, poor glycemic control and frequent hypoglycemia in children with type I diabetes mellitus. We suggest that negative effects on neurocognitive functions in type I diabetes should be considered in the follow-up of these patients.