Hyperglycemic Chorea-Ballism or Acute Exacerbation of Huntington's Chorea? Huntington's Disease Unmasked by Diabetic Ketoacidosis in Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus | Zendy

Kenichi Hashimoto | Zendy; Yasufumi Ito | Zendy; Hiromichi Tanahashi | Zendy; Makoto Hayashi | Zendy; Noriyoshi Yamakita | Zendy; Keigo Yasuda | Zendy

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Hyperglycemic Chorea-Ballism or Acute Exacerbation of Huntington's Chorea? Huntington's Disease Unmasked by Diabetic Ketoacidosis in Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus

Author(s) -

Kenichi Hashimoto,

Yasufumi Ito,

Hiromichi Tanahashi,

Makoto Hayashi,

Noriyoshi Yamakita,

Keigo Yasuda

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206

H-Index - 353

eISSN - 1945-7197

pISSN - 0021-972X

DOI - 10.1210/jc.2012-1190

Subject(s) - chorea , diabetic ketoacidosis , medicine , exacerbation , diabetes mellitus , huntington's disease , ketoacidosis , movement disorders , type 1 diabetes , pediatrics , endocrinology , disease

Hyperglycemic chorea-ballism is predominantly observed in older type 2 diabetic patients, and it is rare in type 1 diabetes and diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA). Huntington's disease (HD) is one of several genetic syndromes associated with diabetes, although the reported prevalence of the association varies. There are few opportunities for most physicians to diagnose early-stage HD.

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