Key result
In patients with juvenile diabetes of >15 years duration, pathological EEGs were found in 31%, with no correlation to diabetes duration, control, or angiopathy.
Cross-Sectional (n=80)
EEG abnormalities are common in patients with long-duration juvenile diabetes but do not correlate with disease duration, metabolic control, or angiopathy, suggesting constitutional factors.
EEG abnormalities frequent yet uncorrelated with control in juvenile diabetes; leaves open constitutional factors and requires prospective confirmation.
Summary EEG studies on 80 patients 16–38 years of age with juvenile diabetes of more than 15 years duration showed pathological EEGs in 31 per cent, borderline findings in 29 per cent and normal EEGs in 40 per cent of the cases. Pathological EEGs were more common in women than in men. No correlation was found between abnormal EEG findings and other factors such as age at onset, age at the time of study, duration of diabetes, blood sugar level at EEG examination, serum lipid values, degree of diabetic control or appearance of angiopathy. The results of the investigation are in agreement with the hypothesis that EEG abnormality in diabetic patients might be due to constitutional factors.
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Herrlin et al. (1962) conducted a cross-sectional in Juvenile diabetes mellitus (n=80). Juvenile diabetes of long duration was evaluated on Pathological EEG findings. In patients with juvenile diabetes of >15 years duration, pathological EEGs were found in 31%, with no correlation to diabetes duration, control, or angiopathy.
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