neuroglycopenian.
/ˌnjʊərə(ʊ)ɡlʌɪkə(ʊ)ˈpiːnɪə/, U.S. /ˈˌn(j)ʊroʊˌɡlaɪkoʊˈpiniə/ Medicine.
Reduction in the glucose supply to the brain (usually as a consequence of severe or prolonged hypoglycaemia), associated with a variety of symptoms including headache, fatigue, and mood disturbances.
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1961 V. Marks et al. in Proc. Royal Soc. Med. 54 748/1 Hypoglycæmia is only one, though the best characterized, cause of neuroglycopenia.
1977 Lancet 30 July 253/1 We distinguished clearly between the pharmacological effects of alcohol upon the brain (what Mr Hugill presumably means by ‘sloshed’) and the symptoms of neuroglycopenia due to hypoglycaemia.
1996 Brit. Med. Jrnl. (Electronic ed.) 28 Sept. 767 If profound neuroglycopenia continues untreated the result may be coma, seizure, and (rarely) severe brain damage.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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