Abstract
We reported a 74-year-old woman with new-onset diabetes mellitus who presented with the sudden onset of mild left hemiparesis and marked left hemichorea-hemiballismus. Brain CT scan and MRI showed T1W, T2W, and DWI lesions in the right putamen and caudate, which have been previously reported in cases of hyperglycemic-induced hemichorea-hemiballismus (HIHH). The patient dramatically responded to tetrabenazine within a day. Subsequent dose reductions lead to a reemergence of symptoms. Tetrabenazine improves a variety of hyperkinetic movement disorders but, to our knowledge, its use has never been reported for HIHH.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 2023-2025 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Movement Disorders |
Volume | 21 |
Issue number | 11 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Nov 1 2006 |
Keywords
- Ballismus
- Chorea
- Hyperglycemia
- Tetrabenazine
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Neurology
- Clinical Neurology