Neurology International (Aug 2014)

Bilateral hemiballism-hemichorea presenting in a diabetes Taiwanese woman

  • Chih Ming Lin,
  • Chi-Kuang Liu

DOI
https://doi.org/10.4081/ni.2014.5519
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 6, no. 3

Abstract

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Hemiballism-hemichorea (HB-HC) is a hyperkinetic disorder characterized by continuous involuntary movements of the extremities. It could be associated with non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus. A very few cases of bilateral HB-HC have been reported until today. We describe here the case of a Taiwanese woman (85 years old) presenting with bilateral HB-HC and diabetes mellitus.

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