Paroxysmal "funny turns" in an elderly woman--a 95-year-old with an insulinoma.
A 95-year-old woman was admitted to hospital with a fractured neck of femur following a fall. There was no past history of note other than numerous episodes of "funny turns" preceding falls some of which resulted in fractures. During her admission she had a "funny turn". Immediate investigations revealed hypoglycaemia and subsequent biochemical abnormalities, most likely due to a benign endocrine tumour--an insulinoma.
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Colchester Hospital, Turner Road, Colchester, UK.
Gupta
Indrajit
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Bennett
Gerry
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D000058:Accidental Falls; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005265:Femoral Neck Fractures / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007003:Hypoglycemia / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D007340:Insulinoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012640:Seizures / Q000209:etiology*