Diabetes mellitus is one of the most frequent endocrinopathies in the medical routine, appearing across different specialties. Although neurological involvement in the form of peripheral neuropathy is the most recurrent form acknowledged by physicians, the spectrum of neurological involvement can be more diverse. Here, we present a case of diabetic striatopathy, a rare neurological manifestation of diabetes mellitus with poor metabolic control, in a patient whose epidemiological group was not classically.
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View Article and Find Full Text PDFUnlabelled: Multiple myeloma (MM) is the second most common haematological malignancy, the diagnosis of which has doubled in recent years. Immune thrombocytopenia consists of isolated thrombocytopenia secondary to antibody mediated peripheral platelet destruction. In most cases, there is no identifiable cause (primary immune thrombocytopenia).
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