A case of hypoglycemic hemiparesis and literature review

Upsala Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 117, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 347-351

  Yoshino, Tetsuhiro ^a   Meguro, Shu ^a   Soeda, Yukie ^a   Itoh, Arata ^a   Kawai, Toshihide ^a   Itoh, Hiroshi ^a  

^a KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Diabetes; glimepiride; hypoglycemic hemiparesis; magnetic resonance; metformin

Indexed keywords

GLIMEPIRIDE; METFORMIN; SULFONYLUREA DERIVATIVE;

AGED; CASE REPORT; DIABETES MELLITUS; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; MALE; PARESIS; REVIEW;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLOOD GLUCOSE; DIABETES MELLITUS; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIA; MALE; METFORMIN; PARESIS; SULFONYLUREA COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84864869566     PISSN: 03009734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/03009734.2011.652748     Document Type: Review

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