Hemichorea Hemiballism Syndrome: The First Presentation of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus as a Rare Cause of Chorea

Hemichorea-hemiballism (HCHB) syndrome, which is most commonly related to non-ketotic hyperglycemia, is a rare type of chorea. Here, we present an unusual case of HCHB syndrome who was not a known case of diabetes. This case highlights the importance of recognising underlying non-ketotic hyperglycem...

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Autor principal: Mittal, P.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Kowsar 2011
Materias:
Neuroradiology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3522408/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23329917
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description Hemichorea-hemiballism (HCHB) syndrome, which is most commonly related to non-ketotic hyperglycemia, is a rare type of chorea. Here, we present an unusual case of HCHB syndrome who was not a known case of diabetes. This case highlights the importance of recognising underlying non-ketotic hyperglycemia, as control of hyperglycemia is helpful in the quick relief of symptoms.
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spelling pubmed-35224082013-01-17 Hemichorea Hemiballism Syndrome: The First Presentation of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus as a Rare Cause of Chorea Mittal, P. Iran J Radiol Neuroradiology Hemichorea-hemiballism (HCHB) syndrome, which is most commonly related to non-ketotic hyperglycemia, is a rare type of chorea. Here, we present an unusual case of HCHB syndrome who was not a known case of diabetes. This case highlights the importance of recognising underlying non-ketotic hyperglycemia, as control of hyperglycemia is helpful in the quick relief of symptoms. Kowsar 2011-03 2011-03-30 /pmc/articles/PMC3522408/ /pubmed/23329917 Text en Copyright © 2011, Tehran University of Medical Sciences and Iranian Society of Radiology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Hemichorea Hemiballism Syndrome: The First Presentation of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus as a Rare Cause of Chorea
title Hemichorea Hemiballism Syndrome: The First Presentation of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus as a Rare Cause of Chorea
title_full Hemichorea Hemiballism Syndrome: The First Presentation of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus as a Rare Cause of Chorea
title_fullStr Hemichorea Hemiballism Syndrome: The First Presentation of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus as a Rare Cause of Chorea
title_full_unstemmed Hemichorea Hemiballism Syndrome: The First Presentation of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus as a Rare Cause of Chorea
title_short Hemichorea Hemiballism Syndrome: The First Presentation of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus as a Rare Cause of Chorea
title_sort hemichorea hemiballism syndrome: the first presentation of type 2 diabetes mellitus as a rare cause of chorea
topic Neuroradiology
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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23329917
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