Shaw, C and Haas, L and Miller, D and Delahunt, J (1996) A case report of paroxysmal dystonic choreoathetosis due to hypoglycaemia induced by an insulinoma. J NEUROL NEUROSUR PS , 61 (2) 194 - 195.
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Abstract
Hypoglycaemia due to an insulinoma can mimic acute disorders of cognition, consciousness, epilepsy, transient ischaemia, or psychosis, and chronic disorders of dementia and neuropathy. Misdiagnosis and delay in treatment are common and prolonged hypoglycaemia can lead to permanent neurological deficit or fatal coma. A 27 year old woman with hypoglycaemia induced by an insulinoma presented with features typical of paroxysmal non-kinesiogenic dystonic choreoathetosis. Striatal dysfunction as a consequence of hypoglycaemia has rarely been described. Insulinoma is a readily treatable condition that should be considered in the differential diagnosis of a paroxysmal movement disorder.
| Type: | Article |
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| Title: | A case report of paroxysmal dystonic choreoathetosis due to hypoglycaemia induced by an insulinoma |
| Keywords: | paroxysmal dystonic choreoathetosis, hypoglycaemia, insulinoma, STRIATAL HYPERMETABOLISM, HYPOGLYCEMIA |
| UCL classification: | UCL > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > Institute of Neurology > IoN - Neuroinflammation |
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