Ketotic hyperglycemia with movement disorder

Chorea, hemichorea-hemiballismus and severe partial seizures may be the presenting features of nonketotic hyperglycemia in older adults with type 2 diabetes, but cases in young adults with type 1 diabetes are rare. We hereby report a very rare case of diabetic ketosis with movement disorder in a you...

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Published in:Journal of emergencies, trauma and shock trauma and shock, 2012-01, Vol.5 (1), p.90-91
Main Authors: Awasthi, Disha, Tiwari, Akhilesh Kumar, Upadhyaya, Abhinav, Singh, Balwinder, Tomar, Gaurav Singh
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Care and treatment
Case Report
Case studies
Chorea
Diabetes
Diabetes mellitus
Diagnosis
Hyperglycemia
keto acidosis
Metabolic disorders
movement disorder
Older people
Propionic acidemia
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Summary:Chorea, hemichorea-hemiballismus and severe partial seizures may be the presenting features of nonketotic hyperglycemia in older adults with type 2 diabetes, but cases in young adults with type 1 diabetes are rare. We hereby report a very rare case of diabetic ketosis with movement disorder in a young patient.
ISSN:0974-2700
0974-519X
DOI:10.4103/0974-2700.93095