ABSTRACT
Chorea and ballism are movement disorders that result from a variety of conditions.
Hyperglycemia is an unusual recognized cause of these movement disorders. We report
3 cases of new-onset chorea-ballism induced by nonketotic hyperglycemia in elderly
patients, highlighting that chorea may be the first manifestation of undiagnosed decompensated
diabetes mellitus.
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Publication history
Accepted:
August 9,
2006
Received:
May 30,
2006
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© 2007 Southern Society for Clinical Investigation. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
