Open AccessHyperglycaemic 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 , metabolic control analysis , type 2 diabetes mellitus , pediatrics , disease , 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.