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

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...

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Main Authors: Mariana Gravato Guerra, Gonçalo Silva, Daniela Marado, Jorge Fortuna, Armando Carvalho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SMC MEDIA SRL 2019-12-01
Series:European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine
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Online Access:https://www.ejcrim.com/index.php/EJCRIM/article/view/1305
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spelling doaj-17251937f75f4f5e8c975acacae189602020-11-25T02:42:10ZengSMC MEDIA SRLEuropean Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine2284-25942019-12-0110.12890/2019_0013051305Hyperglycaemic Hemichorea and Hyperglycaemic Hyperosmolar Syndrome in a Patient with HbA1c levels of 19.9%: A Rare and Potentially Reversible CaseMariana Gravato Guerra0Gonçalo Silva1Daniela Marado2Jorge Fortuna3Armando Carvalho4Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Coimbra, Coimbra, PortugalCentro Hospitalar Universitário de Coimbra, Coimbra, PortugalCentro Hospitalar Universitário de Coimbra, Coimbra, PortugalCentro Hospitalar Universitário de Coimbra, Coimbra, PortugalCentro Hospitalar Universitário de Coimbra, Coimbra, PortugalHemichorea 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.https://www.ejcrim.com/index.php/EJCRIM/article/view/1305diabetes mellitushyperglycaemic hyperosmolar syndromehyperglycaemic hemichorea
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Gonçalo Silva
Daniela Marado
Jorge Fortuna
Armando Carvalho
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Daniela Marado
Jorge Fortuna
Armando Carvalho
Hyperglycaemic Hemichorea and Hyperglycaemic Hyperosmolar Syndrome in a Patient with HbA1c levels of 19.9%: A Rare and Potentially Reversible Case
European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine
diabetes mellitus
hyperglycaemic hyperosmolar syndrome
hyperglycaemic hemichorea
author_facet Mariana Gravato Guerra
Gonçalo Silva
Daniela Marado
Jorge Fortuna
Armando Carvalho
author_sort Mariana Gravato Guerra
title Hyperglycaemic Hemichorea and Hyperglycaemic Hyperosmolar Syndrome in a Patient with HbA1c levels of 19.9%: A Rare and Potentially Reversible Case
title_short Hyperglycaemic Hemichorea and Hyperglycaemic Hyperosmolar Syndrome in a Patient with HbA1c levels of 19.9%: A Rare and Potentially Reversible Case
title_full Hyperglycaemic Hemichorea and Hyperglycaemic Hyperosmolar Syndrome in a Patient with HbA1c levels of 19.9%: A Rare and Potentially Reversible Case
title_fullStr Hyperglycaemic Hemichorea and Hyperglycaemic Hyperosmolar Syndrome in a Patient with HbA1c levels of 19.9%: A Rare and Potentially Reversible Case
title_full_unstemmed Hyperglycaemic Hemichorea and Hyperglycaemic Hyperosmolar Syndrome in a Patient with HbA1c levels of 19.9%: A Rare and Potentially Reversible Case
title_sort hyperglycaemic hemichorea and hyperglycaemic hyperosmolar syndrome in a patient with hba1c levels of 19.9%: a rare and potentially reversible case
publisher SMC MEDIA SRL
series European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine
issn 2284-2594
publishDate 2019-12-01
description 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.
topic diabetes mellitus
hyperglycaemic hyperosmolar syndrome
hyperglycaemic hemichorea
url https://www.ejcrim.com/index.php/EJCRIM/article/view/1305
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