Unilateral Basal Ganglia Hyperdensity in a Previously Undiagnosed Diabetic Patient Presenting with Hemichorea-Hemiballism (Hchb)

Abstract

Non-ketotic hyperglycemia induced hemichorea-hemiballism (HCHB) is a rare condition with characteristic neuroimaging findings in a diabetic patient. This paper reports a 61-year-old male previously undiagnosed diabetic patient presenting with HCHB as the first presentation of diabetes. Journal of Nobel Medical College Volume 5, Number 1, Issue 8, January-July 2016, 66-68

Keywords

• basal ganglia hyperdensity
• computed tomography (ct) scan
• diabetes mellitus
• hemichorea-hemiballism
• non-ketotic hyperglycemia