Hypoglycemic hemiplegia in an adolescent with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus: a case report and a review of the literature.
A case of hypoglycemic hemiparesis in a fifteen-year-old girl with insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) is described. The initial presentation included left facial paresis and muscular weakness of the left upper and lower extremities, associated with a blood glucose level of 31 mg/dL. The patient recovered completely after a glucose infusion. Her neurological examination became normal within 24 hours and remained so for a follow-up period of 6 months. Hypoglycemic hemiparesis is rarely described in children and adolescents.
Lala
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Department of Pediatrics, Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center, New York Medical College, Bronx.
Vedanarayana
V V
VV
Ganesh
S
S
Fray
C
C
Iosub
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S
Noto
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R
D000293:Adolescent; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D005947:Glucose / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006429:Hemiplegia / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007003:Hypoglycemia / Q000150:complications*; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous
D005947:Glucose