Hyperglycaemic hemichorea: A case series
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A Case Series of Hemichorea due to Non Ketotic- Hyperglycemia with Unique MRI Brain Finding
Hemi chorea generally occurs due to a stroke, neoplasm or granuloma in the contra lateral basal ganglia [1]. Metabolic derangements especially hyperglycemia can also cause focal neurological dysfunction like hemiparesis, focal seizure [2,3]. Recently there have been case reports of hemichorea reported due to non-ketotic hyperglycemia with characteristic MRI findings predominantly in the Asian p...
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عنوان ژورنال: Annals of Geriatric Medicine and Research
سال: 2021
ISSN: 2508-4909
DOI: 10.4235/agmr.21.0052