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Acute brain injury in hypoglycaemia-induced hemiplegia
H Shirayama1, Y Ohshiro, Y Kinjo
1Second Department of Internal Medicine, University of the Ryukyus, Uehara, Nishihara, Okinawa, Japan.
Background:
The development of hemiplegia as a result of hypoglycaemia was first described in 1928. However, the mechanism remains unclear.
Case Report:
We report a case of a 58-year-old male with diabetes, who developed left hemiplegia during a severe hypoglycaemic event. Results Diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging detected an increased signal intensity in the pons, indicating that the patient's hemiplegia resulted from acute brain injury.
Conclusions:
This report provides evidence that acute brain injury may be a cause of the neurological deficit.
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