Hyperglycemic hemianopia: A case report
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Hyperglycemic hemianopia: a reversible complication of non-ketotic hyperglycemia.
Four patients each developed a reversible homonymous hemianopia caused by non-ketotic hyperglycemia. In two patients the homonymous hemianopia was the first manifestation of diabetes mellitus type 2. All four patients had abnormal MRI scans; in the three patients who had late follow-up scans the abnormalities resolved completely. In one patient the progressive visual field defect and unusual MR...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: World Journal of Clinical Cases
سال: 2021
ISSN: 2307-8960
DOI: 10.12998/wjcc.v9.i7.1720