Nonketotic hyperglycemic hemichorea – a diagnostic challenge for the treating physician
Abstract
Non-ketotic hyperglycemic hemichorea (NHH) is a rare phenomenon occurring in patients with type II diabetes mellitus. The exact mechanisms for NHH is unclear. There are several proposed mechanisms involving GABA pathways. We report a case of a 63-year-old female who presented with Choreiform movements with characteristic CT changes of NHH, whose abnormal movements rapidly resolved with good glycaemic control.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4038/sljon.v7i1.41 | Journal eISSN: 2279-2295
Language: English
Page range: 16 - 17
Published on: Dec 30, 2020
Published by: Association of Sri Lankan Neurologists
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
© 2020 K. U. I. S. Gunathilake, S. R. Jayarathne, V. Sivasadana, M. I. M. Rifath, S. C. Weerasinghe, published by Association of Sri Lankan Neurologists
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