Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Non-ketotic hyperglycemia hemichorea is a movement disorder characterized by irregular, involuntary and abrupt hyperkinetic movements caused by hyperglycemia. The pathophysiology remains unclear however there are several theories on its mechanism. The diagnosis is confirmed by presence of involuntary irregular movements combined with findings of hyperdensities on the basal ganglia in cranial computed tomography scan (CT-scan) or magnetic resonance imaging scan (MRI...