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Neuroglycopenia is a medical term that refers to a shortage of glucose (glycopenia) in the brain, usually due to hypoglycemia. Glycopenia affects the function of neurons, and alters brain function and behavior. Prolonged or recurrent neuroglycopenia can result in loss of consciousness, damage to the brain, and eventual death.〔"Applied physiology of glucose control", K Beardsall et al. 2006〕〔http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/728284_2〕 ==Signs and symptoms== *Abnormal mentation, impaired judgement *Nonspecific dysphoria, anxiety, moodiness, depression, crying, fear of dying, suicidal thoughts *Negativism, irritability, belligerence, combativeness, rage *Personality change, emotional lability *Fatigue, weakness, apathy, lethargy, daydreaming *Confusion, amnesia, dizziness, delirium *Staring, "glassy" look, blurred vision, double vision *Automatic behavior *Difficulty speaking, slurred speech *Ataxia, incoordination, sometimes mistaken for "drunkenness" *Focal or general motor deficit, paralysis, hemiparesis *Paresthesia, headache *Stupor, coma, abnormal breathing *Generalized or focal seizures *Plasma glucose 20 mg/dL 〔http://www.healthdictionary.info/Neuroglycopenic.htm〕〔http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/hypoglycemia/basics/symptoms/con-20021103〕 Not all of the above manifestations occur in every case of hypoglycemia. There is no consistent order to the appearance of the symptoms. Specific manifestations vary by age and by the severity of the hypoglycemia. In older children and adults, moderately severe hypoglycemia can resemble mania, mental illness, drug intoxication, or drunkenness. In the elderly, hypoglycemia can produce focal stroke-like effects or a hard-to-define malaise. The symptoms of a single person do tend to be similar from episode to episode. In the large majority of cases, hypoglycemia severe enough to cause seizures or unconsciousness can be reversed without obvious harm to the brain. Cases of death or permanent neurological damage occurring with a single episode have usually involved prolonged, untreated unconsciousness, interference with breathing, severe concurrent disease, or some other type of vulnerability. Nevertheless, brain damage or death has occasionally resulted from severe hypoglycemia. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Neuroglycopenia」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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