title: Acute chorea-dystonia heralding diabetes mellitus.
abstract: Hemichorea-hemiballism associated with non-ketotic hyperglycaemia is a rare dyskinetic syndrome during uncontrolled or undiagnosed diabetes. We reported a 41-year-old man suffering from sudden choreodystonic movements and undiagnosed hyperglycaemia. We described a combination of several rare aspects, emphasising the importance of screening for diabetes as a cause of acute onset of hyperkinetic movement disorders.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Aging and Nephrologhy, Sant'Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, Bologna, Italy. rdangelo81@libero.it
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: D'Angelo
authors.forename: Rita
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rinaldi
authors.forename: Federica
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Pinardi
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Guarino
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002819:Chorea / Q000209:etiology*; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000150:complications*; D020820:Dyskinesias / Q000209:etiology; D004421:Dystonia / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D006943:Hyperglycemia / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male