J Korean Neuropsychiatr Assoc.
2004 Mar;43(2):242-245.
Bilateral Lesion of the Basal Ganglia in Patient with Alcoholic Ketoacidosis : Case Report
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- 1Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Uijongbu, Korea. nplhk@catholic.ac.kr
- 2Department of Neurology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Uijongbu, Korea.
Abstract
- Alcoholic ketoacidosis is a serious metabolic abnormality that occurs in chronic alcoholics. We report a case of bilateral necrosis in the basal ganglia after alcoholic ketoacidosis in a 42-year-old female chronic alcoholics. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the patient suggested subacute infarction with subsequent necrosis of the basal ganglia, which matches with the patients neurological manifestations. Repeated alcoholic ketoacidosis in chronic alcoholics could be the cause of subacute infarction following necrotic changes in the basal ganglia.
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