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This report describes a case of sudden onset of hyperglycaemic hemichorea–hemiballism as first manifestation of diabetes mellitus in a patient with previous history of Whipple’s surgery. Initial cranial computed tomography scanning and magnetic resonance imaging showed characteristic striatal lesions contralateral to the affected body side. A treatment with insulin led to an improvement of diabetic laboratory parameters but hyperkinesia still persisted and follow-up imaging revealed an enduring lesion in the posterior part of the caudate nucleus head.
Institute of Clinical Neuroscience and Medical Psychology, Faculty of Medicine and University Clinic, Heinrich-Heine-University, Moorenstrasse 5 – 40629 Düsseldorf, Germany
Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine and University Clinic, Heinrich-Heine-University, Moorenstrasse 5 – 40629 Düsseldorf, Germany
Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Faculty of Medicine and University Clinic, Heinrich-Heine-University, Moorenstrasse 5 – 40629 Düsseldorf, Germany
Institute of Clinical Neuroscience and Medical Psychology, Faculty of Medicine and University Clinic, Heinrich-Heine-University, Moorenstrasse 5 – 40629 Düsseldorf, Germany
Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine and University Clinic, Heinrich-Heine-University, Moorenstrasse 5 – 40629 Düsseldorf, Germany
Institute of Clinical Neuroscience and Medical Psychology, Faculty of Medicine and University Clinic, Heinrich-Heine-University, Moorenstrasse 5 – 40629 Düsseldorf, Germany
Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine and University Clinic, Heinrich-Heine-University, Moorenstrasse 5 – 40629 Düsseldorf, Germany