Muscular problems in children with neonatal diabetes are neurological, study finds

Thursday, July 1, 2010 - 15:35 in Health & Medicine

The muscle weakness and coordination problems sometimes seen in patients with neonatal diabetes -- a rare, inherited form of diabetes -- are caused by problems in the brain rather than the muscles, according to new research. The findings could pave the way for the development of improved treatments for the disease.

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