Soonchunhyang Med Sci.  2016 Dec;22(2):215-217. 10.0000/sms.2016.22.2.215.

Delayed Hemichorea Syndrome Associated with Nonketotic Hyperglycemia

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  • 1Department of Neurology, Soonchunhyang University Cheonan Hospital, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Cheonan, Korea. oh906@schmc.ac.kr

Abstract

Hemichorea have been reported in patients with nonketotic hyperglycemia. Usually, hemichorea and hyperglycemia are concomitant. A 73-year-old woman was admitted for investigation of an acute hemichorea. T1-weighted brain magnetic resonance imaging showed hyperintensity in the right putamen. Although she was a diabetic patient, she had no hyperglycemia. Interestingly, 4 weeks earlier, the patient was admitted due to nonketotic hyperglycemia. However, there were no hemichorea at that time. Although pathophysiologically controversial, a delayed hemichorea without nonketotic hyperglycemia should be considered as one of many different causes when evaluating acute hemichorea in diabetic patients.

Keyword

Chorea; Hyperglycemia; Magnetic resonance imaging

MeSH Terms

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Brain
Chorea
Female
Humans
Hyperglycemia*
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Putamen
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