Diabetic hemichorea-hemiballismus with nonketotic hyperglicemia: a rare cause of hyperkinetic movement disorders

A 67-year-old woman was admitted with right hemichorea-hemiballismus. Blood glucose: 831 mg/dl. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed signal change in the left striatum (Figures 1 and 2).

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Published in:Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria 2016-04, Vol.74 (4), p.354-355
Main Authors: Abud, Lucas Giansante, Abud, Thiago Giansante, Queiroz, Rodolfo Mendes, Pietroni, Giovanni Salton, Abud, Daniel Giansante
Format: Article
Language:English
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Aged
Dyskinesias - complications
Female
Humans
Hyperglycemic Hyperosmolar Nonketotic Coma - complications
Hyperkinesis - etiology
IMAGES IN NEUROLOGY
Magnetic Resonance Imaging - methods
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Summary:A 67-year-old woman was admitted with right hemichorea-hemiballismus. Blood glucose: 831 mg/dl. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed signal change in the left striatum (Figures 1 and 2).
ISSN:0004-282X
1678-4227
1678-4227
0004-282X
DOI:10.1590/0004-282X20160021