Primal Health Databank: Study
| Entry No: | 1025 |
| Title: | Neonatal Hypoglycaemia and Visual Development: A Review. |
| Author(s): | Paudel N, Chakraborty A, et al |
| Reference: | Neonatology. 2017;112(1):47-52. doi: 10.1159/000456705. Epub 2017 Mar 3. |
| Place of Study: | New Zealand |
| Abstract: | Many newborn babies experience low blood glucose concentrations, a condition referred to as neonatal hypoglycaemia (NH). The effect of NH on visual development in infancy and childhood is of interest because the occipital lobes, which include the primary visual cortex and a number of extrastriate visual areas, may be particularly susceptible to NH-induced injury. In addition, a number of case series have suggested that NH can affect eye and optic nerve development.
A PubMed, Embase, Medline, and Google Scholar literature search was conducted using prespecified MeSH terms.
The literature reviewed revealed no clear evidence for an effect of NH on the development of the eye and optic nerve. Furthermore, occipital and occipital-parietal lobe injuries following NH often occurred in conjunction with comorbid conditions and were not clearly linked to subsequent visual dysfunction, possibly due to difficulties in measuring vision in young children and a lack of studies at older ages.
CONCLUSION:
The effect of NH on visual development is unclear. It is currently unknown whether NH affects visual function in mid-to-late childhood when many visual functions reach adult levels. |
| Keyword(s): | neonatal hypoglycemia, vision, visual development, visual function |
| Discussion: | No discussion mentioned for this entry |
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