title: Subthalamic lesion on MR imaging in a patient with nonketotic hyperglycemia-induced hemiballism.
abstract: Hemiballism with corresponding striatal T1 hyperintensity on MR imaging has occasionally been reported in patients with nonketotic hyperglycemia. However, the subthalamic nucleus lesion, which is believed to be pathogenetically related to hemiballism, is rarely documented in a living patient with nonketotic hyperglycemia. We describe a patient with nonketotic hyperglycemia-induced hemiballism, whose responsible lesion (ie, the subthalamus) was demonstrated by MR imaging.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Konkuk University Hospital, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: H-J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: W J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Moon
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Oh
authors.forename: I K
authors.initials: IK
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: H Y
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: S-H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Han
mesh_terms: D020820:Dyskinesias / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D020158:Hyperglycinemia, Nonketotic / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D013788:Thalamus / Q000473:pathology*