title: Diabetic Striatopathy in Childhood: A Case Report.
abstract: Diabetic striatopathy is a well-known complication of diabetes in adults. To our knowledge, only 2 cases have been reported in children. We here report the case of a teenager in whom diabetic striatopathy was revealed by the subacute appearance of hemichorea-hemiballism in the context of weight loss, polyuria, and polydipsia. Glycemia control allowed rapid clinical recovery despite established striatal lesions documented on MRI. We also discuss current hypotheses about pathophysiological processes underlying this entity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Neurology, Child and Adolescent.
authors.forename: Tamara
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Faundez
authors.affiliation: Endocrinology and Diabetes Unit, Department of Child and Adolescent.
authors.forename: Philippe
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Klee
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Radiology Unit, Department of Radiology, and.
authors.forename: Sylviane
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hanquinet
authors.affiliation: Endocrinology and Diabetes Unit, Department of Child and Adolescent.
authors.forename: Valérie
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Schwitzgebel
authors.affiliation: Neurology Unit, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University Hospitals of Geneva, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Pierre R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Burkhard
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Neurology, Child and Adolescent, christian.korff@hcuge.ch.
authors.forename: Christian M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Korff
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003342:Corpus Striatum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D048909:Diabetes Complications; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male