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Hemiballismus-Hemochorea in Older Diabetic Women:A Clinical Syndrome with MRI Correlation Neurol 52:646-648, Lee,B-C.,et al, 1999 See this aricle in Pubmed Article Abstract Eight older women from two different continents, all with nonketotic hyperglycemia, presented with hemiballismus-hemichorea (HB-HC) and high signal intensity in the contralateral striatum on T1-weighted MRI scans. correction of underlying hyperglycemia and supportive care resulted in resolution within days to weeks. This characteristic clinicoradiologic picture suggests a clinical syndrome with benign outcome.

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