Bilateral Lesion of the Basal Ganglia in Patient with Alcoholic Ketoacidosis : Case Report.
- Author:
Yong Sil KWEON
1
;
Hae Kook LEE
;
Jeong Wook PARK
;
Chung Tai LEE
;
Kyoung Uk LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Uijongbu, Korea. nplhk@catholic.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Alcoholic ketoacidosis;
Basal ganglia;
Alcoholism
- MeSH:
Adult;
Alcoholics*;
Alcoholism;
Basal Ganglia*;
Female;
Humans;
Infarction;
Ketosis*;
Magnetic Resonance Imaging;
Necrosis;
Neurologic Manifestations
- From:Journal of Korean Neuropsychiatric Association
2004;43(2):242-245
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Alcoholic ketoacidosis is a serious metabolic abnormality that occurs in chronic alcoholics. We report a case of bilateral necrosis in the basal ganglia after alcoholic ketoacidosis in a 42-year-old female chronic alcoholics. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the patient suggested subacute infarction with subsequent necrosis of the basal ganglia, which matches with the patients neurological manifestations. Repeated alcoholic ketoacidosis in chronic alcoholics could be the cause of subacute infarction following necrotic changes in the basal ganglia.
