Hyperglycaemic Hemichorea and Hyperglycaemic Hyperosmolar Syndrome in a Patient with HbA1c levels of 19.9%: A Rare and Potentially Reversible Case

Guerra, Mariana Gravato and Silva, Gonçalo and Marado, Daniela and Fortuna, Jorge and Carvalho, Armando (2019) Hyperglycaemic Hemichorea and Hyperglycaemic Hyperosmolar Syndrome in a Patient with HbA1c levels of 19.9%: A Rare and Potentially Reversible Case. European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine, 7 (1). ISSN 2284-2594

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Abstract

Hemichorea is a rare clinical manifestation of type 2 diabetes (DMT2). The patient presents with non-ketotic hyperglycemia, hemichorea (characterized by rapid and involuntary movements of a specific part of the body) and the CT imaging reveals the presence of alterations involving the ganglia of the base.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Diabetes mellitus, hyperglycaemic hyperosmolar syndrome, hyperglycaemic hemichorea
Subjects: 600 Tecnologia - Scienze applicate > 610 Medicina e salute (Classificare qui la tecnologia dei servizi medici) > 616 Malattie (classificare qui la Clinica medica, la medicina basata sull'evidenza, la Medicina interna, la Medicina sperimentale)
Depositing User: Chiara D'Arpa
Date Deposited: 19 Nov 2020 09:49
Last Modified: 19 Nov 2020 09:49
URI: http://eprints.bice.rm.cnr.it/id/eprint/19771

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