DOI: 10.1002/ccr3.73347 ISSN: 2050-0904

Diabetic Striatopathy in a Middle‐Aged African Woman With Poorly Controlled Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and HIV Coinfection—A Case Report

Kojo Awotwi Hutton‐Mensah, Francis Asante Baadu, Allswell Ackon, Alfred Opata, Ranis Anamon Amon, Frank Micah

ABSTRACT

Diabetic striatopathy is a reversible cause of acute chorea occurring in patients with poorly controlled diabetes mellitus, including those even with complex comorbidities like HIV. Timely neuroimaging and prompt metabolic correction are crucial, emphasizing the need for high clinical suspicion.

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