• These gemistocytes abundantly present in the basal ganglia and cause excessive neuronal activity especially in the GABA-ergic projections and thus may be responsible for generating hemichorea-hemiballism. (neuroradiologycases.com)
  • The differential diagnosis of chorea or hemichorea in an adolescent boy is discussed. (researchgate.net)
  • A tumor or an infarct in the striatum (caudate or putamen) can cause acute unilateral chorea (hemichorea) on the opposite side of the body. (merckmanuals.com)
  • Syn: HCHB, Hemiballismus-hemichorea, Chorea-ballismus with nonketotic hyperglycemia, Nonketotic hyperglycemia, Triple H of Hyperglycemic Hemichorea-Hemiballismus are 1. (neuroradiologycases.com)
  • Japanese encephalitis, global hypoxia, Hyperglycemia associated chorea-ballism / non ketotic hyperglycaemic hemichorea, Causes of unilateral basal ganglioinic T1 hyperintensity are very uncommon than bilateral and are unique. (neuroradiologycases.com)
  • Movement disorders like chorea, hemichorea-hemiballismus, choreoathetosis are rarely associated with metabolic derangements. (journalcra.com)
  • In this article, we describe two diabetic patients who developed abnormal movements, one developed hemichorea-hemiballism (HCHB) and the other onedeveloped nonketotic hyperglycemic (NKH) chorea which are unusual and very rare presentations. (journalcra.com)
  • Hemichorea associated with nonketotic hyperglycemia in a female. (nel.edu)
  • A case of a 61-year-old woman with hemichorea associated with nonketotic hyperglycemia is reported. (nel.edu)
  • Song C, Yang X, Xing G, Zhao C. Hemichorea associated with nonketotic hyperglycemia in a female. (nel.edu)
  • It is a syndrome associated with nonketotic hyperglycemia in patients with poorly controlled diabetes mellitus, characterized by sudden onset hemiballismus or hemichorea. (neuroradiologycases.com)
  • NKH can have complications outside of seizures, including nonketotic hyperglycemic hemichorea where individuals experience involuntary movements, and nonketotic hyperosmolar coma where consciousness is lost. (healthline.com)
  • A 73-year-old woman was admitted for investigation of an acute hemichorea. (sch.ac.kr)
  • Although pathophysiologically controversial, a delayed hemichorea without nonketotic hyperglycemia should be considered as one of many different causes when evaluating acute hemichorea in diabetic patients. (sch.ac.kr)
  • Hemichorea is a rare manifestation of nonketotic hyperglycemia that usually affects elderly Asian women with poor glycemic control. (mdsabstracts.org)
  • Elderly diabetic patients with non-ketotic hyperglycemia presenting with hemichorea-hemiballism, hyperdensity in contralateral basal ganglia on CT scan and high signal intensity in corresponding areas on T1 weighted MRI have been already reported. (neuroradiologycases.com)
  • In a singular case, topiramate was recently reported to benefit vascular hemichorea-hemiballismus. (elsevierpure.com)
  • The authors describe three cases of hemichorea-hemiballismus, one of vascular etiology and two of metabolic etiology, effectively treated with topiramate. (elsevierpure.com)
  • Evidente, Virgilio Gerald H. / Hemichorea-hemiballismus may respond to topiramate . (elsevierpure.com)
  • Considering above clinical details and report of abnormal blood sugar level, Imaging wise diagnosis: Hyperglycaemic Hemichorea - Hemiballismus. (neuroradiologycases.com)
  • So it may be concluded that hemichorea -hemiballism occurring in diabetes mellitus owing to non-ketotic hyperglycemia is a rather benign condition with a good prognostic outcome provided the syndrome is recognized early and corrected. (neuroradiologycases.com)
  • Many patients with hemiballism have choreiform movements and vice versa, and hemiballism often evolves into hemichorea. (medscape.com)
  • 15(1) : 89 - 91, Diabetic non-ketotic hyperglycemia and the hemichorea-hemiballism syndrome: B Shalini , W Salmah. (neuroradiologycases.com)
  • Quach T, Thomas N. Nonketotic Hyperglycemic Hemichorea-Hemiballismus in Acute Inpatient Rehabilitation [abstract]. (pmrjabstracts.org)
  • Triple H of Hyperglycemic Hemichorea-Hemiballismus : Unilateral basal ganglionic T1 Hyper intensity Hyper glycemia / Hyper glycemic coma Hemi chorea / Hemi ballismus It is a syndrome associated with nonketotic hyperglycemia in patients with poorly controlled diabetes mellitus, characterized by sudden onset hemiballismus or hemichorea. (barnard.in)
  • Imaging findings of Hyperglycemic Hemichorea-Hemiballismus: CT may be normal. (barnard.in)
  • Nonketotic hyperglycemic hemichorea-hemiballismus is a rare syndrome in the clinic, and treatment is often delayed. (bvsalud.org)
  • After ruling out other possibilities, he was eventually diagnosed with nonketotic hyperglycemic hemichorea-hemiballismus. (bvsalud.org)
  • The pathophysiology of nonketotic hyperglycemic hemichorea-hemiballismus is unclear. (bvsalud.org)
  • Research evidence has shown that acupuncture at "governor vessel 13 acupoints" has a beneficial treatment effect on nonketotic hyperglycemic hemichorea-hemiballismus. (bvsalud.org)
  • 19. [A case of unilateral moyamoya disease presenting with hemichorea]. (nih.gov)
  • Hemichorea associated with nonketotic hyperglycemia (HC-NH) is a rare diabetic complication for which the pathogenesis remains unclear. (nih.gov)
  • They can be hyperkinetic (most commonly hemichorea-hemiballism) or hypokinetic (most commonly vascular parkinsonism). (medscape.com)
  • Hemichorea-hemiballism is a rare hyperkinetic disorder that can result in severe impairment for patients. (pmrjabstracts.org)
  • Stroke may be associated with different types of movement disorders, such as hyperkinetic syndromes (hemichorea-hemiballism, unilateral asterixis, limb-shaking, dystonia, tremor, myoclonus) and hypokinetic syndromes (especially vascular parkinsonism). (nih.gov)
  • Hyperkinetic disorders such as hemichorea can be caused by cerebrovascular, infectious or inflammatory diseases or by metabolic conditions such as hyperglycaemia. (ejcrim.com)
  • A tumor or an infarct in the striatum (caudate or putamen) can cause acute unilateral chorea (hemichorea) on the opposite side of the body. (msdmanuals.com)
  • NKH can have complications outside of seizures, including nonketotic hyperglycemic hemichorea where individuals experience involuntary movements, and nonketotic hyperosmolar coma where consciousness is lost. (healthline.com)
  • The patient was evaluated by neurology who assessed that his left sided hemichorea-hemiballismus was secondary to a right basal ganglia lesion as part of a non-ketotic hyperglycemia versus a possible paraneoplastic lung mass. (pmrjabstracts.org)
  • The most common cause of hemichorea hemiballism in adults is a vascular lesion in the basal ganglia. (barnard.in)
  • These gemistocytes abundantly present in the basal ganglia and cause excessive neuronal activity especially in the GABA-ergic projections and thus may be responsible for generating hemichorea-hemiballism.The basal ganglia hyperintensity generally resolves within a few months rarely reported to remain for several years. (barnard.in)
  • We describe a 63-year-old woman with intractable vascular hemichorea which was controlled with anti-convulsant, topiramate. (e-jmd.org)
  • Repeat MRI brain demonstrated a hyperintense T1 signal in the right putamen suggestive of NKH hemichorea as there was no focus of restricted diffusion to suggest acute infarct. (pmrjabstracts.org)
  • Neurology was reconsulted while the patient was in acute rehabilitation and agreed with the diagnosis of NKH hemichorea. (pmrjabstracts.org)
  • Crossman AR, Sambrook MA, Jackson A. Experimental hemichorea/hemiballismus in the monkey. (medscape.com)
  • this led 20 years later to development of an animal model by Whittier and Mettler, who produced experimental hemichorea-hemiballismus in monkeys by lesioning the contralateral subthalamic nucleus. (netlify.app)
  • [ 21 ] Hemichorea was the most common movement disorder in the first case series [ 20 ] while hemichorea-hemiballism was most common in the second. (medscape.com)
  • Hyperglycaemic hemichorea is a rare movement disorder which is frequently misdiagnosed. (ejcrim.com)
  • We describe the case of a female patient with uncontrolled diabetes who presented with hemichorea. (ejcrim.com)
  • Larger case series are needed to establish better understanding of the physiopathological mechanisms and diagnostic criteria of hyperglycaemic hemichorea. (ejcrim.com)
  • Bilateral limbs were involved in 2 cases, and the others had hemichorea (6 in the left side and 8 in the right side). (nih.gov)