HYPERGLYCEMIA : AN UNUSUAL CAUSE FOR HEM ICHORE A -HEMIBALLISM

Authors

  • Madiha Sajid Department of Medicine, Dow University of Health Sciences
  • Bader Faiyaz Zuberi DUHS
  • Rashid Qadeer Department of Medicine , Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi Pakistan
  • Abdur Rauf Memon Department of Medicine , Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi Pakistan
  • Inayat Baloch Department of Medicine , Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi Pakistan

Keywords:

Hypcrglyccm ia hcm ichorca, hemiballism, diabetes, dentate nuclei, striata

Abstract

Hemichorea - hem i ball ism is a rare neurologic disorder due to oxidative stress leading to neurodegeneration o f the dentate nuclei and striata. It is rarely observed in diabetes. One such case occuring in an adult female diabetic is described.

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Author Biography

Bader Faiyaz Zuberi, DUHS

Department of Medicine Professor

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Published

2007-04-10

How to Cite

Sajid, M. ., Zuberi, B. F., Qadeer, R. ., Rauf Memon, A., & Baloch, I. . (2007). HYPERGLYCEMIA : AN UNUSUAL CAUSE FOR HEM ICHORE A -HEMIBALLISM. Journal of the Dow University of Health Sciences (JDUHS), 1(1), 29–30. Retrieved from https://jduhs.com/index.php/jduhs/article/view/1571

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 1

Section

Case Report

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