A Case of Hypoglycemic Hemiplegia: Reversible Change of Diffusion- and Perfusion-Weighted MRI
Journal of the Korean Neurological Association
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: 660-664, 2001.
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in Korean
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ABSTRACT
Hypoglycemic hemiplegia is an under-recognized manifestation of hypoglycemia and mimics cerebrovascular dis-ease, especially in elderly patients. We report a 70-year-old diabetic woman with hypoglycemic hemiplegia, whose dif-fusion- and perfusion- weighted images showed large cortical high signal intensities and hypoperfusion of the right hemisphere during the period of hypoglycemia. We suggest that the regional cerebral blood redistribution and selective vulnerability in hypoglycemia are responsible for the laterality of neurological deficits observed during hypoglycemic episodes.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Hemiplegia
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Hypoglycemia
Limits:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of the Korean Neurological Association
Year:
2001
Type:
Article
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