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A rare case of hemichorea wıth hyperglycemia and paraneoplastic antibody positive etiology

Hiperglisemi ve paraneoplastik antikor pozitifliği etyolojili nadir bir hemikore olgusu

Fatma Ebru Algül(İNÖNÜ ÜNİVERSİTESİ, TIP FAKÜLTESİ)0000-0003-0318-7571
Pages
423–427
Publication Date
2025-06-30
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Therefore, evaluation of the case in terms of paraneoplastic chorea and, if necessary, screening for malignancy should also be kept in mind.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Chorea is a movement disorder with a very wide etiology that can occur due to many neurological and metabolic disorders.
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Key Findings & Data:We presented a patient 68 year old that was diagnosed as diabetes with high blood sugar 1.5 months ago .
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Conclusion & Impact:Therefore, evaluation of the case in terms of paraneoplastic chorea and, if necessary, screening for malignancy should also be kept in mind.
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⚙️Variables:kore · hiperglisemi · paraneoplastik

Abstract

Chorea is a movement disorder with a very wide etiology that can occur due to many neurological and metabolic disorders. Hyperglycemia is a commonly observed metabolic cause, while paraneoplastic disorders are one of the rare causes. In this case presentation, we aim to present a rare case of hemichorea associated with anti-Yo antibody positivity and hyperglycemia, which has been rarely reported in the literature. We presented a patient 68 year old that was diagnosed as diabetes with high blood sugar 1.5 months ago . He applied because of involuntary movements in the right arm and right leg since than 1.5 months. Hyperglycemia with anti-Yo antibody positivity in etiology. A lesion in the left basal ganglia that matches with the diagnosis of hyperglycemic hemichorea was detected in the cranial magnetic resonance. It is important to check the blood sugar firstly when investigating the etiology in patients who applies with the complaint of hemichorea. Different mechanisms may play role in the etiology. Therefore, evaluation of the case in terms of paraneoplastic chorea and, if necessary, screening for malignancy should also be kept in mind.

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Kore bir çok nörolojik ve metabolik bozukluk sebebi ile ortaya çıkabilen etyolojisi çok geniş bir hareket bozukluğudur. Hiperglisemi esık gözüken metabolik sebep iken, paraneoplastik bozukluklar da nadir görülen sebeplerden bir tanesidir. Biz de bu olgu sunumu ile literatürde nadir görülen anti-Yo antikor pozitifliği ve hiperglisemi ile ilişkili bir hemikore olgusu sunmayı planladık. 1,5 ay önce kanşeker yüksekliği ile diabet tanısı alan, o dönemden itibaren sağ kol va bacakta istemsiz hareketleri olması nedeni ile başvuran yapılan incelemelerde etyolojide anti-Yo antikoru pozitifliği ile birlikte hiperglisemi tespit edilen, kranial görüntülemede hiperglisemik hemikore tanısı ile uyumlu olarak sol bazal ganglionda lezyon tespit edilen, 68 yaşında bir hasta sunduk. Hemikore şikayeti ile başvuran hastalarda etyoloji araştırılırken öncelikle kanşekeri kontrolü yapılması önemlidir. Etyolojide farklı mekanizmaların da rol oynayabileceği, paraneoplastik kore açısından değerlendirme ve gerekirse malignite taraması yapılması da akılda tutulmalıdır.

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Algül, F. E. (2025). A rare case of hemichorea wıth hyperglycemia and paraneoplastic antibody positive etiology. Turkish Journal of Clinics and Laboratory, Cilt: 16 Sayı: 2, 423–427. https://doi.org/10.18663/tjcl.1594866

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