“…After 20 h of treatment, our patient developed increased drowsiness and irregular respiratory pattern, which implied the presence of CE and was a major cause of the aggravation of her condition. The underlying mechanisms of CE remain unknown, and previous studies revealed that increased utilization of ketone bodies of immature brains, the low levels of antioxidant defenses in the brain, a more severe systemic immune response and neuroinflammatory responses, the susceptibility of immature blood–brain barrier, and dysfunction of cerebrovascular endothelial cells may contribute to the pathogenesis [ 10 ]. Besides, DKA-induced inflammation will increase systemic inflammatory markers, including heat-shock proteins, complements, and pro-inflammatory cytokines IL1β, IL-2, IL-6, IL8, and TNF-α [ 11 , 12 ].…”