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Neonatal Hypoglycemia

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Hypoglycemia in neonates has been reported for a long time [1], and subsequently, the association between neonatal hypoglycemia and neurological sequelae has been reported successively.

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Mukai, T., Takahashi, N. (2022). Neonatal Hypoglycemia. In: Matsuda, Y. (eds) Cerebral Palsy. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-2217-6_30

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