Hyperglycaemic Hemichorea and Hyperglycaemic Hyperosmolar Syndrome in a Patient with HbA1c levels of 19.9%: A Rare and Potentially Reversible Case | Zendy

Mariana Guerra | Zendy; Gonçalo Silva | Zendy; Daniela Marado | Zendy; Jorge Fortuna | Zendy; Armando Carvalho | Zendy

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Hyperglycaemic Hemichorea and Hyperglycaemic Hyperosmolar Syndrome in a Patient with HbA1c levels of 19.9%: A Rare and Potentially Reversible Case

Author(s) -

Mariana Guerra,

Gonçalo Silva,

Daniela Marado,

Jorge Fortuna,

Armando Carvalho

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

european journal of case reports in internal medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.125

H-Index - 1

ISSN - 2284-2594

DOI - 10.12890/2019_001305

Subject(s) - medicine , diabetes mellitus , pediatrics , type 2 diabetes mellitus , metabolic control analysis , disease , rare disease , surgery , endocrinology

Hemichorea is a rare clinical manifestation of type 2 diabetes (DMT2). The patient presents with non-ketotic hyperglycemia, hemichorea (characterized by rapid and involuntary movements of a specific part of the body) and the CT imaging reveals the presence of alterations involving the ganglia of the base.

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