title: Severe hypoglycemia masquerading as cerebellar stroke.
abstract: Hypoglycemia is a common presenting feature of diabetes in the emergency department. Cardiovascular and neuroglycopenia features are well documented in the literature. We here report a case of 55-year-old female who came to our emergency with clinical features suggestive of cerebellar stroke. Laboratory investigations revealed severe hypoglycemia. The cerebellar signs and symptoms improved completely with intravenous dextrose infusion. Her MR imaging and Doppler of carotid and vertebrobasilar arteries were noncontributory. Hypoglycemia causes behavioral changes, confusion, loss of consciousness, and seizures. It is also well known to cause hemiplegia and aphasia. Hypoglycemia presenting as cerebellar stroke is rarely reported in the literature. This case highlights an uncommon manifestation of a common clinical condition. Physician must rule out hypoglycemia in every stroke patients.
authors: Department of Emergency Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors: Naman
authors: N
authors: Agrawal
authors: Department of Emergency Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors: Nayer
authors: N
authors: Jamshed
authors: Department of Emergency Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors: Praveen
authors: P
authors: Aggarwal
authors: Department of Emergency Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors: Meera
authors: M
authors: Ekka
keywords: Cerebellar; hemiplegia; hypoglycemia; myelinolysis; stroke