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Review Case Reports
Hyperglycemia-induced hemiballismus hemichorea: a case report and brief review of the literature.
- Shivakumar Narayanan.
- Department of Internal Medicine, Good Samaritan Hospital of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
- J Emerg Med. 2012 Sep 1;43(3):442-4.
BackgroundMetabolic conditions, including hyperglycemia, can have various neurological presentations. Hemiballismus hemichorea is a rare manifestation reported to occur with severe hyperglycemia and is reversed in most cases with control of sugars.Case ReportWe present a case of a patient with no known diabetes history who presented with uncontrolled jerky movements of one-half of her body, which resolved with achievement of euglycemia.ConclusionsImportant differential diagnoses that need to be evaluated are discussed.Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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