EXTRAPYRAMIDAL SYNDROME AND ENCEPHALOGRAPHIC PICTURE OF PROGRESSIVE INTERNAL HYDROCEPHALUS IN CHRONIC HYPOGLYCEMIA

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Case Reports1 December 1936EXTRAPYRAMIDAL SYNDROME AND ENCEPHALOGRAPHIC PICTURE OF PROGRESSIVE INTERNAL HYDROCEPHALUS IN CHRONIC HYPOGLYCEMIAABRAM BLAU, M.D., NORMAN REIDER, M.D., MORRIS B. BENDER, M.D.ABRAM BLAU, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, NORMAN REIDER, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, MORRIS B. BENDER, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-10-6-910 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptIn the past decade since the description of the syndrome of spontaneous hypoglycemia or hyperinsulinism, numerous cases have been recognized and reported. The variegated symptom-complex has become more definitely delineated and a number of comprehensive reviews of the subject have appeared.1 The neuropsychiatric symptoms of hypoglycemia are among the most interesting, and have received special attention by Stone2 and others.The purpose of this communication is to record a case of chronic spontaneous hypoglycemia which has been studied over a period of 16 months of hospitalization. The outstanding features included convulsive seizures, hypoglycemia, and a persistent extrapyramidal syndrome with encephalographic...Bibliography1. WAUCHOPE GM(a) : Hypoglycemia, Quart. Jr. Med., 1933, xxvi, 117-156. (b) SIGWALD, J.: L'Hypoglycemie, 1932, Doin and Cie, Paris. (c) WILDER, J.: Ein neues hypophysäres Krankheitsbild: Die hypophysäre Spontanhypoglykämie, Deutsche Ztschr. f. Nervenheilk., 1930, cxii, 192-250. (d) HARRIS, S.: Hyperinsulinism, a definite disease entity, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1933, ci, 1958-1965. Google Scholar2. STONE L: Chronic endogenous hypoglycemia with neuropsychiatric syndrome, Jr. Kansas Med. Soc., 1935, xxxvi, 13-20. Google Scholar3. COLLIP JB: Advances in the physiology of the anterior pituitary, Jr. Mount Sinai Hosp., 1934, i, 28-71. Google Scholar4. FEINERSOLTZHAUN LSEP: The syndrome of the adenoma of the pancreas, Bull. Neur. Inst, of N. Y., 1935, iv, 310-364. Google Scholar5. GRAYZEL DM: Changes in the central nervous system resulting from convulsions due to hyperinsulinism, Arch. Int. Med., 1934, liv, 694-701. CrossrefGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: *Received for publication April 16, 1936.From the Neurological Service of Dr. Israel Strauss, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, New York. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byMorphologie cerebraler InsulinschädenIntoxikationenIrreversible Hypoglycaemic Coma in Islet-Cell Adenoma and in SchizophreniaCEREBRAL DISEASE DUE TO FUNCTIONING ISLET-CELL TUMOURSMENTAL ACTIVITY IN INFANCYAnterior pituitary and pancreasExperimental and Clinical Studies in Hydrocephalus*The Neurological and Psychological Effects of Hypoglycæmia 1 December 1936Volume 10, Issue 6Page: 910-920KeywordsEpileptic seizuresHospitalizationsHydrocephalusHyperinsulinemiaHypoglycemia ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 December 1936 PDF downloadLoading ...