Chorea: Secondary to Non-Ketotic Hyperglycemia: A Case Report

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Submitted: June 22, 2014
Published: Aug 28, 2014
DOI: 10.17352/2455-5282.000008
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Chorea, Hyperglycaemia, Diabetes mellitus, Ischemia

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Krishna Sundeep A*
Resident, Department of General Medicine, Rajah Muthiah Medical College, Annamalai, University, India
Durga Hari Prasad D
Resident, Department of General Medicine, Rajah Muthiah Medical College, Annamalai, University, India
Varun P
Resident, Department of General Medicine, Rajah Muthiah Medical College, Annamalai, University, India
Lalith Kumar P
Lecturer, Department of General Medicine, Rajah Muthiah Medical College, Annamalai, University, India
Ramakrishna Rao M
Profesor, Department of General Medicine, Rajah Muthiah Medical College, Annamalai, University, India

Abstract

Chorea associated with non-ketotic hyperglycaemia is an uncommon dyskinetic syndrome in uncontrolled or undiagnosed diabetes. Various theories are postulated but the underlying mechanism remains poorly understood. We report a 70-year-old man suffering from sudden choreodystonic movements and undiagnosed hyperglycemia. It always marks the importance of screening for diabetes as a cause of acute onset of hyperkinetic disorders.

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Sundeep A, K., Prasad D, D. H., P, V., P, L. K., & M, R. R. (2014). Chorea: Secondary to Non-Ketotic Hyperglycemia: A Case Report. Global Journal of Medical and Clinical Case Reports, 1(2), 025–026. https://doi.org/10.17352/2455-5282.000008
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