Hyperglycaemic hemichorea and hyperglycaemic hyperosmolar syndrome in a patient with HbA1c levels of 19.9%: A rare and potentially reversible case

Abstract

Hemichorea is a rare clinical manifestation of type 2 diabetes mellitus. The patient presents with non-ketotic hyperglycaemia, hemichorea (characterized by rapid and involuntary movements of a specific part of the body) and the CT imaging reveals the presence of alterations involving the ganglia of the base[1-3].