Recurrent bilateral dislocation of the shoulders due to nocturnal hypoglycemia: A case report

A 20-year-old male was admitted to emergency room with convulsion. He had insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus for 8 years. He had suffered nocturnal hypoglycemia after strenuous exercise without additional calories. After recovery, the patient complained of bilateral anterior shoulder dislocation. P...

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Published in:	Diabetes research and clinical practice Vol. 71; no. 3; pp. 353 - 355
Main Authors:	Ozçelik, Abdurrahman, Dinçer, Murat, Cetinkanat, Haldun
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Ireland Elsevier Ireland Ltd 01-03-2006
Subjects:	Adult Bilateral dislocation Convulsion Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 - blood Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 - drug therapy Exercise Functional Laterality Humans Hypoglycemia Hypoglycemia - complications Insulin - therapeutic use Insulin therapy Male Recurrence Shoulder Dislocation - diagnostic imaging Shoulder Dislocation - etiology Shoulder Fractures - diagnostic imaging Tomography, X-Ray Computed Bilateral dislocation Insulin therapy Convulsion Hypoglycemia
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Summary:	A 20-year-old male was admitted to emergency room with convulsion. He had insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus for 8 years. He had suffered nocturnal hypoglycemia after strenuous exercise without additional calories. After recovery, the patient complained of bilateral anterior shoulder dislocation. Patient's history revealed another episode of bilateral shoulder dislocations after an hypoglycemic convulsion 3 years ago.
Bibliography:	ObjectType-Case Study-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-4 content type line 23 ObjectType-Report-1 ObjectType-Article-3
ISSN:	0168-8227 1872-8227
DOI:	10.1016/j.diabres.2005.07.006