Central nervous system damage in newborns due to hypo- and hyperglycemias. A bibliographical review

Abstract

Carbohydrate metabolism plays an enormous role in the vital functions of a child’s body. Glucose is the main energy source for the development of the central nervous system starting from the intrauterine development period. This bibliographical review is devoted to such pathological conditions of newborns as hypo- and hyperglycemias and namely to the mechanisms of the influence of the named metabolic disorders on the central nervous system, the topography of the brain damages and clinical consequences. The analysis revealed that dysglycaemia is more common in children with an aggravated ante- and perinatal history, is combined with damage of brain structures and leads, even in subclinical form, to short- and long-term consequences of neuropsychiatric development, and therefore requires predictive and timely verification and correction taking into account individual characteristics.