Hyperglycemia-induced hemiballismus hemichorea: a case report and brief review of the literature.
BACKGROUND
Metabolic conditions, including hyperglycemia, can have various neurological presentations. Hemiballismus hemichorea is a rare manifestation reported to occur with severe hyperglycemia and is reversed in most cases with control of sugars.


METHODS
We present a case of a patient with no known diabetes history who presented with uncontrolled jerky movements of one-half of her body, which resolved with achievement of euglycemia.


CONCLUSIONS
Important differential diagnoses that need to be evaluated are discussed.
Narayanan
Shivakumar
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Department of Internal Medicine, Good Samaritan Hospital of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
D000368:Aged; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis; D002819:Chorea / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000175:diagnosis; D016883:Diabetic Ketoacidosis / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006943:Hyperglycemia / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007328:Insulin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D012021:Reflex, Abnormal
D001786:Blood Glucose; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents; D007328:Insulin