Hemiballismus in hyperglycemia

Abstract

Abstract Diabetes may cause late complications in the CNS but certain lesions may also occur acutely in hyperglycemia. We describe a case of hyperosmolar non‐ketotic syndrome and reversible hemichoreic dyskinesia with morphological changes in basal ganglia.

Keywords

• diabetes
• hemiballismus
• hemichorea
• hyperosmolar non‐ketotic syndrome