CW. Meaden, BJ. Kushner and S. Barnes (2018). A Rare and Lethal Complication: Cerebral Edema in the Adult Patient with Diabetic Ketoacidosis. Case reports in emergency medicine, 2018, 5043752. https://doi.org/10.1155/2018/5043752

PubMed 29755797

[Abstract]
Commonly seen in the emergency department, diabetic ketoacidosis is a potentially lethal sequela of uncontrolled diabetes mellitus. In the adult population, a rare complication of diabetic ketoacidosis is cerebral edema. This case report discusses a 26-year-old male with new onset diabetes mellitus who developed cerebral edema leading to death.