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Hemichorea–hemiballismus in patients with non-ketotic hyperglycemia

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    1. Section of Neurology, Department of Neurological and Movement Sciences, University Hospital of Verona, Piazzale L.A. Scuro 10, 37134, Verona, Italy

      Pierluigi Tocco, Francesca Barbieri, Bruno Bonetti, Antonio Marangi & Michele Tinazzi

    2. Department of Morphological and Biomedical Sciences, Institute of Radiology, University Hospital of Verona, Verona, Italy

      Marco Barillari

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    Video legend: Choreo-athetoid movements mixed to ballistic jerks of the left limbs, about two months after the hyperglycemic crises, before and after introduction of tetrabenazine. (MP4 8755 kb)

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    Tocco, P., Barbieri, F., Bonetti, B. et al. Hemichorea–hemiballismus in patients with non-ketotic hyperglycemia. Neurol Sci 37, 297–298 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-015-2408-6

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