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Case Reports
. 2013 Apr;36(4):e55-6.
doi: 10.2337/dc12-2048.

A case of hemichorea-hemiballismus due to nonketotic hyperglycemia

Suja Padmanabhan, Alessandro S Zagami, Ann M Poynten
Case Reports

A case of hemichorea-hemiballismus due to nonketotic hyperglycemia

Suja Padmanabhan et al. Diabetes Care. 2013 Apr.
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Figure 1
Axial brain MRI T1-weighted images postgadolinium with abnormal enhancement in the left caudate nucleus (arrows) at diagnosis (A) and 2-month follow-up (B).
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