Hemichorea-hemiballism as the first presentation of type 2 diabetes mellitus

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Volumn 66, Issue 2 A, 2008, Pages 249-250

  Felicio, Andre C ^a,d   Chang, Claudia V ^b   Godeiro Junior, Clecio ^a   Okoshi, Marina P ^c   Ferraz, Henrique B ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^d Disciplina Neurologia   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLIMEPIRIDE; HALOPERIDOL;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHOREA; CLINICAL FEATURE; HEMIBALLISM; HEMICHOREA; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS;

EID: 45849116821     PISSN: 0004282X     EISSN: 16784227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0004-282X2008000200022     Document Type: Article

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