Diabetic Striatopathy: Two clinical cases.

Paula Andrea Calvo Sprovera; Raquel Maria  Das Neves Flores

doi:10.22546/86/3/1257

Vol. 86 No. 3 (2025), Clinical cases

Vol. 86 No. 3 (2025)

Diabetic Striatopathy: Two clinical cases.

Clinical cases

Published 28-10-2025

Dr. P. Calvo⁺⁻
Dr. R Flores ⁺⁻

Dr. P. Calvo

Endocrinology - Egas Moniz Hospital - Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Ocidental

HEM

https://orcid.org/0009-0007-3398-9627 (unauthenticated)

Dr. R Flores

Hospital Egas Moniz - Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Ocidental

Internal Medicine - Egas Moniz Hospital -Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Ocidental

https://orcid.org/0009-0003-3513-6346 (unauthenticated)

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Abstract

The movement disorders associated with Diabetes Mellitus (DM) are rare. The diagnosis of Diabetic Striatopathy (DS) is based on the presence of a triad characterized by hyperglycemia, Hemiballismus/chorea and hypersignal of the basal ganglia in T1 on the MRI. The treatment is, in most cases, glycemic control.

The DS should be considered as differential diagnosis in extrapyramidal movements episodes, especially when associated with hyperglycemia in the elderly.

We present two cases of Diabetic Striatopathy.

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