Title of article
Hyperglycemia Induced Hemichoreoathetosis, An Uncommon Presenting Symptom of Diabetes Mellitus
Author/Authors
Prabhu Shankar، Sethu نويسنده Department of Medicine, Chennai Medical College Hospital &Research Centre, Tiruchirapalli, Tamilnadu, India Prabhu Shankar, Sethu , Ramya، Neelakandan نويسنده Department of Medicine, Chennai Medical College Hospital &Research Centre, Tiruchirapalli, Tamilnadu, India. Ramya, Neelakandan , Vikraman، Gopalakrishnan نويسنده Department of Medicine, Chennai Medical College Hospital &Research Centre, Tiruchirapalli, Tamilnadu, India. Vikraman, Gopalakrishnan , Saravanan، Ratchagan نويسنده Department of Medicine, Chennai Medical College Hospital &Research Centre, Tiruchirapalli, Tamilnadu, India Saravanan, Ratchagan
Issue Information
ماهنامه با شماره پیاپی 0 سال 2012
Pages
3
From page
577
To page
579
Abstract
Chorea is brief, quasi-purposeful, irregular muscle contractions, not repetitive or rhythmic, but flows from one muscle to the next and athetosis is slow, writhing, continuous, worm-like movements of distal extremities (chiefly the fingers) which show bizarre positioning without posturing. Metabolic causes have been documented earlier, note worthy of that being Diabetes. Choreoathetosis has been reported earlier in diabetes mostly in an elderly female, diagnosed most often by Brain MRI. We report a case of hemichoreoathetosis in a male diabetic, whose involuntary movement completely resolved with glycemic control and diagnosis was easily confirmed with just a Brain CT.
Journal title
Acta Medica Iranica
Serial Year
2012
Journal title
Acta Medica Iranica
Record number
2390013
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