Evaluation of Oral Glucose Tolerance Test in Children With Epilepsy

• Published in: Journal of child neurology Vol. 28; no. 11; p. 1437
• Main Authors: Varlamis, Sotirios, Vavatsi, Norma, Pavlou, Evangelos, Kotsis, Vasileios, Spilioti, Martha, Kavga, Maria, Varlamis, George, Sotiriadou, Foteini, Agakidou, Eleni, Voutoufianakis, Spyridon, Evangeliou, Athanasios E
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.11.2013
• Subjects: drug-resistant epilepsy; insulin; glucose tolerance; HbA1c; glucose metabolism

Glucose metabolism of children with drug-resistant epilepsy, controlled by antiepileptic drugs epilepsy, and first-time nonfebrile seizures was studied through the performance of an oral glucose tolerance test and through insulin, C-peptide, and glycosylated hemoglobin measurements. In the refractor...