European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine (Dec 2019)

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

  • Mariana Gravato Guerra,
  • Gonçalo Silva,
  • Daniela Marado,
  • Jorge Fortuna,
  • Armando Carvalho

DOI
https://doi.org/10.12890/2019_001305

Abstract

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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.

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