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Year : 2021 | Volume
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Seizure and hemichorea post renal transplantation: A recipient with heterogeneous risk factors - A case report
Appu Jose1, Deepa Usulumarty2, Viswanath Billa1, Kuldeep Singh3
1 Department of Nephrology, Bombay Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India 2 Department of Nephrology, Apex Kidney Care, Sushrut Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India 3 Gurmeet Imaging, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Viswanath Billa Department of Nephrology, Bombay Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra India
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None
DOI: 10.4103/ijot.ijot_7_21
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Kidney transplantation is the preferred renal replacement therapy for patients with end-stage kidney disease. However, these patients are vulnerable to multiple complications arising out of immunosuppression, comorbidities, and opportunistic infections. We report a case of hemichorea in a transplant recipient. This patient had concurrent polycythemia, new-onset diabetes after transplantation, and was on calcineurin-based immunosuppression. The magnetic resonance imaging ascribed her hemichorea to Non ketotic hyperglycemia (NKH) which recovered completely with prompt treatment of the hyperglycemia. |
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