TY - JOUR
T1 - Bilateral middle cerebellar peduncle compromise due to hypoglycemic encephalopathy
T2 - A case report and literature review
AU - Romero, Sara Henao
AU - Torres, Daniel Villamizar
AU - Rivera, Diego M.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 The Authors
PY - 2022/12
Y1 - 2022/12
N2 - Hypoglycemic encephalopathy constitutes a critical presentation of severely diminished glucose levels. We present the case of a 53-year-old male patient with a history of diabetes mellitus with hypoglycemic encephalopathy and MRI findings of bilateral middle cerebellar peduncle lesions. Common findings of hypoglycemic encephalopathy described in the literature consist of bilateral compromise of the cerebral cortex, basal ganglia, hippocampus, and long tracts of white matter. The cerebellum and brainstem are usually not affected. This is the ninth report of cerebellar peduncle compromise with hypoglycemia. As increasing evidence regarding prognosis estimation of lesion distribution arises, we consider it important to report the different cases of rare patterns of compromise.
AB - Hypoglycemic encephalopathy constitutes a critical presentation of severely diminished glucose levels. We present the case of a 53-year-old male patient with a history of diabetes mellitus with hypoglycemic encephalopathy and MRI findings of bilateral middle cerebellar peduncle lesions. Common findings of hypoglycemic encephalopathy described in the literature consist of bilateral compromise of the cerebral cortex, basal ganglia, hippocampus, and long tracts of white matter. The cerebellum and brainstem are usually not affected. This is the ninth report of cerebellar peduncle compromise with hypoglycemia. As increasing evidence regarding prognosis estimation of lesion distribution arises, we consider it important to report the different cases of rare patterns of compromise.
KW - Diagnosis
KW - Hypoglycemic encephalopathy
KW - Middle cerebellar peduncle
KW - Prognosis
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U2 - 10.1016/j.radcr.2022.08.031
DO - 10.1016/j.radcr.2022.08.031
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85139034804
SN - 1930-0433
VL - 17
SP - 4599
EP - 4602
JO - Radiology Case Reports
JF - Radiology Case Reports
IS - 12
ER -