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Case Reports
. 2004 Jun;21(6):623-4.
doi: 10.1111/j.1464-5491.2004.01185.x.

Acute brain injury in hypoglycaemia-induced hemiplegia

H Shirayama  1 , Y Ohshiro, Y Kinjo, S Taira, I Teruya, K Nakachi, M Tawata, N Takasu
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Acute brain injury in hypoglycaemia-induced hemiplegia

H Shirayama et al. Diabet Med. 2004 Jun.

Abstract

Background: The development of hemiplegia as a result of hypoglycaemia was first described in 1928. However, the mechanism remains unclear.

Case report: We report a case of a 58-year-old male with diabetes, who developed left hemiplegia during a severe hypoglycaemic event. Results Diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging detected an increased signal intensity in the pons, indicating that the patient's hemiplegia resulted from acute brain injury.

Conclusions: This report provides evidence that acute brain injury may be a cause of the neurological deficit.

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