Chorea-ballism as a manifestation of decompensated type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Chorea and ballism are movement disorders that result from a variety of conditions. Hyperglycemia is an unusual recognized cause of these movement disorders. We report 3 cases of new-onset chorea-ballism induced by nonketotic hyperglycemia in elderly patients, highlighting that chorea may be the first manifestation of undiagnosed decompensated diabetes mellitus.
Chang
Claudia Veiga
CV
Department of Medicine, Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu, Universidade Estadual Paulista, UNESP, Botucatu, Brazil.
Felicio
Andre Carvalho
AC
Godeiro
Clecio de Oliveira
Cde O
Matsubara
Luiz Shiguero
LS
Duarte
Daniela Rezende
DR
Ferraz
Henrique Ballalai
HB
Okoshi
Marina Politi
MP
D000368:Aged; D002819:Chorea / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology*; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D020820:Dyskinesias / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006943:Hyperglycemia / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011699:Putamen / Q000473:pathology