A Case of Chorea: A Rare and Unusual Complication of Hyperglycemia

We present a case of hemichorea in a patient with nonketotic hyperglycemia (NKH), a rare presentation of hyperglycemia. A 55-year-old female with diabetes presented to the emergency department with involuntary bilateral upper and lower limb movements for five days. The patient had a serum glucose le...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Kaeley, Nidhi, Prasad, Hari, Joseph, Naveen, Ghosh Hazra, Anirban
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2021
Materias:
Emergency Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8589335/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34796047
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.18730
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Sumario:We present a case of hemichorea in a patient with nonketotic hyperglycemia (NKH), a rare presentation of hyperglycemia. A 55-year-old female with diabetes presented to the emergency department with involuntary bilateral upper and lower limb movements for five days. The patient had a serum glucose level of 358 mg/dL (19.87 mmol/L) and improved after controlling blood sugar levels. When we encounter a case of chorea in the emergency department, high blood sugar levels are an essential underlying reversible etiology to be kept in mind.

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