Hemifacial spasm due to non-ketotic hyperglycemia

Abstract

Different movement disorders including chorea and hemichorea-hemiballismus are known to be some interesting presentations of uncontrolled hyperglycemic states (both in type 1 and 2 diabetes mellitus). Hemifacial spasm is rarely reported as a manifestation of hyperglycemic state. Here, the author reports an extremely rare case of hemifacial spasm which developed as the presenting manifestation of non-ketotic hyperglycemia in type 1 diabetes mellitus.

Keywords

• Diabetes mellitus
• hemifacial spasm
• non-ketotic hyperglycemia