Open AccessMRI in non ketotic hyperglycaemia with hemichorea hemiballismus syndrome
Author(s) -
Vikas Bhatia,
Sanjeev Sharma,
Shilpa Sood,
Prashant Panda
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
the egyptian journal of radiology and nuclear medicine /the egyptian journal of radiology and nuclear medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.19
H-Index - 13
eISSN - 2090-4762
pISSN - 0378-603X
DOI - 10.1016/j.ejrnm.2014.04.010
Subject(s) - medicine , hyperintensity , striatum , magnetic resonance imaging , radiology , dopamine
Hemichorea hemiballismus is a rare manifestation seen in diabetic patients. MRI in these patients shows characteristic findings with T1w hyperintensity in striatum. We present a case of 60year old female showing classical clinical and MRI features