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SUBMITTER: D'Angelo R
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3794330 | biostudies-other | 2013
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
D'Angelo Roberto R Rinaldi Rita R Pinardi Federica F Guarino Maria M
BMJ case reports 20130902
Hemichorea-hemiballism associated with non-ketotic hyperglycaemia is a rare dyskinetic syndrome during uncontrolled or undiagnosed diabetes. We reported a 41-year-old man suffering from sudden choreodystonic movements and undiagnosed hyperglycaemia. We described a combination of several rare aspects, emphasising the importance of screening for diabetes as a cause of acute onset of hyperkinetic movement disorders. ...[more]