Case Reports
Nonketotic hyperglycemic hemichorea – a diagnostic challenge for the treating physician
Authors:
K. U. I. S. Gunathilake ,
University of Colombo, LK
About K. U. I. S.
Postgraduate Institute of Medicine
S. R. Jayarathne,
Teaching Hospital, Anuradhapura, LK
V. Sivasadana,
Teaching Hospital, Anuradhapura, LK
M. I. M. Rifath,
Teaching Hospital, Anuradhapura, LK
S. C. Weerasinghe
Teaching Hospital, Anuradhapura, LK
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.
How to Cite:
Gunathilake KUIS, Jayarathne SR, Sivasadana V, Rifath MIM, Weerasinghe SC. Nonketotic hyperglycemic hemichorea – a diagnostic challenge for the treating physician. Sri Lanka Journal of Neurology. 2020;7(1):16–7. DOI: http://doi.org/10.4038/sljon.v7i1.41
Published on
30 Dec 2020.
Peer Reviewed
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