Journal of Nobel Medical College Teaching Hospital
Vol. 5 No. 1
Unilateral Basal Ganglia Hyperdensity in a Previously Undiagnosed Diabetic Patient Presenting with Hemichorea-Hemiballism (Hchb)
Manoj Bhattarai
Department of Radiodiagnosis and Imaging,
B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan
Tags : Basal ganglia hyperdensity, Computed tomography (CT) scan, Diabetes mellitus, Hemichorea-hemiballism, Non-ketotic hyperglycemia
Abstract
Non-ketotic hyperglycemia induced hemichorea-hemiballism (HCHB) is a rare condition with characteristic neuroimaging findings in a diabetic patient. This paper reports a 61-year-old male previously undiagnosed diabetic patient presenting with HCHB as the first presentation of diabetes.