title: Bilateral dislocation of the shoulders due to nocturnal hypoglycaemia.
abstract: A young insulin-dependent diabetic awoke with apparently spontaneous bilateral anterior dislocation of his shoulders. The most likely explanation was nocturnal hypoglycaemia. Similar case reports describing this complication have not been discovered.
authors.affiliation: Accident and Emergency Department, Dudley Road Hospital, Birmingham, UK.
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Litchfield
authors.forename: V Y
authors.initials: VY
authors.lastname: Subhedar
authors.forename: D G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Beevers
authors.forename: H T
authors.initials: HT
authors.lastname: Patel
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D007003:Hypoglycemia / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D012783:Shoulder Dislocation / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D012785:Shoulder Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging