Prolonged cerebellar ataxia: An unusual complication of hypoglycemia

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 103-105

  Berz, Jonathan P B ^a,b   Orlander, Jay D ^a,c  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c VA BOSTON HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Ataxia; Diabetes mellitus; Hypoglycemia

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; FELODIPINE; FOSINOPRIL; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; INSULIN; METOPROLOL; OMEPRAZOLE; PRAZOSIN; QUETIAPINE; RISPERIDONE; SERTRALINE; TRAMADOL;

ADULT; ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CEREBELLAR ATAXIA; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG OVERDOSE; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; LABORATORY TEST; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; MENTAL FUNCTION; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RESUSCITATION; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; UNSTEADINESS;

CEREBELLAR ATAXIA; DIABETES MELLITUS; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIA; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OVERDOSE; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 37749007687     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-007-0407-x     Document Type: Article

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