Encephalopathy, Hypoglycemia, and Flailing Extremities: A Case of Bilateral Chorea–Ballism Associated with Diabetic Ketoacidosis

BACKGROUND: Hypo/hyperglycemia is a known cause of chorea and hemiballism. The temporallobes, hippocampus, basal ganglia, and substantia nigra are most susceptible to hypoglycemic changes. METHODS: We present a caseof bilateral chorea and bi-ballism accompanied by encephalopathyin the setting of sev...

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Autores principales: Guerrero, Waldo R., Okun, Michael S., McFarland, Nikolaus R.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Columbia University Libraries/Information Services 2012
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3569973/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23439397

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3569973/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23439397

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