Hypoglycemia-induced choreoathetosis associated with hyperintense basal ganglia lesions in T1-weighted brain MRI

Movement Disorders

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 966-968

  Wolz, Martin ^a   Reichmann, Heinz ^a   Reuner, Ulrike ^a   Storch, Alexander ^a   Gerber, Johannes ^a  

^a DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INSULIN; TIAPRIDE;

BASAL GANGLION; BRAIN DAMAGE; CASE REPORT; CHOREOATHETOSIS; DIABETIC PATIENT; FOLLOW UP; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; LETTER; MALE; MINIMAL RESIDUAL DISEASE; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUTAMEN; REMISSION;

ATHETOSIS; BASAL GANGLIA; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; CHOREA; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIA; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

EID: 77951955406     PISSN: 08853185     EISSN: 15318257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mds.23112     Document Type: Letter

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