title: Bilateral ballism in a patient with diabetes mellitus and chronic renal failure.
abstract: Acute movement disorder associated with bilateral basal ganglia lesions is an increasingly recognized syndrome in patients with end-stage renal disease, especially in the setting of diabetes mellitus. The exact mechanism of the basal ganglia lesions is unclear. We report a patient with end-stage diabetic nephropathy admitted to our clinic with acute onset bilateral ballistic movements.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Haseki Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Serkan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ozben
authors.forename: Emel
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Oguz
authors.forename: Feriha
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ozer
authors.forename: Fazil
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Genc
mesh_terms: D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000150:complications*; D020820:Dyskinesias / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged