HYPERINSULINISM OF AN UNUSUAL TYPE: A METABOLIC STUDY
Authors: J W CONN, M W JOHNSTON, E S CONN
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1946)

Case Reports1 March 1946HYPERINSULINISM OF AN UNUSUAL TYPE: A METABOLIC STUDYJEROME W. CONN, M.D., F.A.C.P., MARGARET W. JOHNSTON, PH.D., ELIZABETH STERN CONN, M.D.JEROME W. CONN, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this author, MARGARET W. JOHNSTON, PH.D.Search for more papers by this author, ELIZABETH STERN CONN, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-24-3-487 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptWe report this case study of hyperinsulinism in detail because of its unusual character.CASE REPORTHistory. On November 22, 1941 a 36 year old, white, unmarried, graduate nurse was admitted to the University Hospital for study. A diagnosis of spontaneous hypoglycemia, probably pancreatic in origin, had been made. The patient stated that her first episode of unconsciousness occurred on April 15, 1939 at a large eastern hospital where she was employed as a general duty nurse. Careful studies on the neurosurgical service revealed no intracranial cause for attacks of unconsciousness. A single determination of blood sugar at that time...Bibliography1. NEWBURGHJOHNSTONWILEYSHELDONMURRILL LHMWFHJMWA: A respiration chamber for use with human subjects, Jr. Nutr., 1937, xiii, 193. CrossrefGoogle Scholar2. CONN JW: Interpretation of the glucose tolerance test: the necessity of a standard preparatory diet, Am. Jr. Med. Sci., 1940, cxcix, 555. CrossrefGoogle Scholar3. CONNCONN JWES: Metabolism in organic hyperinsulinism. I. Quantitative studies of the variations in the rate of combustion of carbohydrate produced by alterations in the diet, Arch. Int. Med., 1941, lxviii, 876. CrossrefGoogle Scholar4. CONN JW: The spontaneous hypoglycemias. The importance of etiology in determining treatment, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1940, cxv, 1669. CrossrefGoogle Scholar5. SHOENHEIMERRITTENBERG RD: The study of intermediary metabolism of animals with the aid of isotopes, Physiol. Rev., 1940, xx, 218-248. CrossrefGoogle Scholar6. SONENTHAL IR: Malingering in nurses with hysteria, Illinois Med. Jr., 1944, lxxxv, 17. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Ann Arbor, Michigan*Received for publication February 15, 1945.From the Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan.The expense of these studies was defrayed in part by grants from the Horace H. Rackham and Mary A. Rackham Foundation and the Eli Lilly Company. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byAlgorithm to diagnose etiology of hypoglycemia after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass for morbid obesity: case series and review of the literatureThe Ethics of Surreptitious Diagnostics for Factitious HypoglycemiaInsulin-induced factitious hypoglycemic comaFactitious HypoglycemiaSelf-Induced Hypoglycemia: A Review of Psychiatric Aspects and Report of Three CasesFactitious hypoglycemiaDie spontanen HypoglykämienFactitious hypoglycemia in a diabetic: Metabolic studies and diagnosis with radioactive isotopesDisorders of ConsciousnessSelf-Inflicted Injuries and False Information to the PoliceSpontaneous hypoglycemiaKrankheiten des KohlenhydratstoffwechselsHyperinsulinism Among Malingerers 1 March 1946Volume 24, Issue 3Page: 487-498KeywordsAmnesiaBlood sugarGraduate medical educationHyperinsulinemiaHypoglycemiaInsulinNursesPlastic surgery ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 March 1946 PDF downloadLoading ...