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Home Issue Vol. 5 No. 1 (2016) Unilateral Basal Ganglia Hyperdensity in a Previously Undiagnosed Diabetic Patient Presenting with Hemichorea-Hemiballism (Hchb)

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
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3126/jonmc.v5i1.15778
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.
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Published
2024-06-23
Issue
2016-09-23
Section
Case Reports
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