Abnormal Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Hemichorea Associated With Non-Ketotic Hyperglycemia

Abstract

Unilateral basal ganglia abnormalities on brain imaging secondary to non-ketotic hyperglycemia have been reported in the literature with different clinical manifestations. We present two cases of non-ketotic hyperglycemia, acute chorea, and reversible CT and MRI findings. There seems to be a wide spectrum of pathological mechanisms underlying this entity, but none of the studies investigating the potential mechanisms of the radiological and clinical presentations have been conclusive.




J Neurol Res. 2013;3(5):146-149
doi: https://doi.org/10.4021/jnr233e