title: Hypoglycemic hemiplegia in an adolescent with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus: a case report and a review of the literature.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center, New York Medical College, Bronx.
authors.forename: V R
authors.initials: VR
authors.lastname: Lala
authors.forename: V V
authors.initials: VV
authors.lastname: Vedanarayana
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ganesh
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Fray
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Iosub
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Noto
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D005947:Glucose