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Nonketotic Hyperglycemia Hemichorea: the Initial Presenting Symptom of Diabetes Mellitus

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Diabetes mellitus is a common disease, but sometimes it presents with unusual manifestations. In our case, we describe a 53-year-old female patient with a rare movement disorder, which is hemichorea as a complication of nonketotic hyperglycemia. The hyperkinesia was the initial presenting symptom of diabetes mellitus. Diagnosis was made by the presence of the classic triad: unilateral involuntary movements, contralateral striatal abnormalities on neuroimaging, and nonketotic hyperglycemia. Although it is a well-recognized syndrome, this is the first case report from Syria.

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    Ibrahim Labbad & Yaser A. Saleh

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Labbad, I., Saleh, Y.A. Nonketotic Hyperglycemia Hemichorea: the Initial Presenting Symptom of Diabetes Mellitus. SN Compr. Clin. Med. 2, 1688–1691 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42399-020-00455-1

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