TY - JOUR
T1 - Distal hypoglycemic neuropathy. An insulinoma-associated case, misdiagnosed as temporal lobe epilepsy
AU - Striano, S.
AU - Striano, P.
AU - Manganelli, F.
AU - Boccella, P.
AU - Bruno, R.
AU - Santoro, L.
AU - Percopo, V.
PY - 2003/11
Y1 - 2003/11
N2 - Peripheral distal neuropathy associated with hypoglycemia secondary to insulinoma is quite rare. So far, less than 40 cases have been reported in literature. In this report, we describe a 50-year-old patient with insulinoma-polineuropathy and neuropsychiatric symptoms, interpreted as temporal lobe epilepsy, over the preceding 7 years. Due to the variability of the clinical presentation, diagnostic mistakes are frequent, and diagnosis of insulinoma is often delayed. Thus, the hypoglycemic nature of neuropathy can be lately recognized.
AB - Peripheral distal neuropathy associated with hypoglycemia secondary to insulinoma is quite rare. So far, less than 40 cases have been reported in literature. In this report, we describe a 50-year-old patient with insulinoma-polineuropathy and neuropsychiatric symptoms, interpreted as temporal lobe epilepsy, over the preceding 7 years. Due to the variability of the clinical presentation, diagnostic mistakes are frequent, and diagnosis of insulinoma is often delayed. Thus, the hypoglycemic nature of neuropathy can be lately recognized.
KW - Distal neuropathy
KW - Hpoglycemia
KW - Insulinoma
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U2 - 10.1016/j.neucli.2003.08.001
DO - 10.1016/j.neucli.2003.08.001
M3 - Article
C2 - 14672823
AN - SCOPUS:0346887221
VL - 33
SP - 223
EP - 227
JO - Neurophysiologie Clinique
JF - Neurophysiologie Clinique
SN - 0987-7053
IS - 5
ER -