Hemichorea-hemiballismus associated with nonketotic hyperglycemia: A possible role of inflammation

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 284, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 198-202

  Wang, Jing hua ^a   Wu, Tao ^b   Deng, Ben qiang ^b   Zhang, Yong wei ^b   Zhang, Ping ^b   Wang, Zhong kui ^b  

^a The 2nd Affiliated Hospital   (China)

^b SECOND MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Hemichorea hemiballismus; Non ketotic hyperglycemia

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; GADOLINIUM PENTETATE MEGLUMINE; GLUCOSE; HALOPERIDOL; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; OLANZAPINE; ORAL ANTIDIABETIC AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; BULIMIA; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CHOREA; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EXTRAPYRAMIDAL SYMPTOM; FEMALE; FEVER; GLOBUS PALLIDUS; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEADACHE; HEMIBALLISM; HEMICHOREA; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INFLAMMATION; NEUROIMAGING; POLYDIPSIA; POLYURIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CEREBROSPINAL FLUID LEVEL; PUTAMEN; SORE THROAT; SYMPTOM; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-DYSKINESIA AGENTS; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHOREA; CORPUS STRIATUM; DYSKINESIAS; FEMALE; GLOBUS PALLIDUS; HALOPERIDOL; HUMANS; HYPERGLYCEMIA; IMMUNOGLOBULINS; INFECTION; INFLAMMATION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MUSCLE HYPOTONIA; PURPURA; PUTAMEN;

EID: 67849132423     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2009.04.005     Document Type: Article

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