Screening for type 2 diabetes mellitus in patients with mental illness: application of a self-assessment score for diabetes mellitus risk.

Various methods for diabetes risk assessment have been developed over a decade, but they were not evaluated in patients with mental illness. This study examined the feasibility and utility of a self-assessment score for type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM2) risk among patients with mental illness. DM2 risk was assessed by patients with mental illness as well as clinicians via a self-assessment questionnaire, and the resulting scores were compared to each other as well as with actual diagnosis.

A Case of Gestational Thyrotoxicosis Associated with Wernicke's Encephalopathy.

Objective: To present a case of gestational thyrotoxicosis and hyperemesis gravidarum associated with Wernicke's encephalopathy.

Methods: We present a detailed case report with the clinical, imaging, and laboratory findings of the patient and review the pertinent literature.

Results: A 36-year-old woman at 14 weeks of gestation was admitted to the hospital for management of severe hyperemesis gravidarum (HG).