Open AccessBilateral hemiballism-hemichorea presenting in a diabetes Taiwanese woman
Author(s) -
Chih Ming Lin,
ChiKuang Liu
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
neurology international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.39
H-Index - 16
ISSN - 2035-8377
DOI - 10.4081/ni.2014.5519
Subject(s) - medicine , diabetes mellitus , pediatrics , chorea , endocrinology , disease
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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