Case report of a pancreatic insulinoma misdiagnosed as epilepsy
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A 55-year-old patient had spent 12 years with unexplained seizures, initially diagnosed as epilepsy and then as a psychiatric disorder. When she was admitted with hypoglycaemia, a fasting test was performed showing blood sugar levels as low as 1 mmol/L with symptoms of neuroglycopenia. Insulinoma was suspected and an MRI showed a large tumour in the tail region of the pancreas. A Dodecanetetraacetic acid-Tyr3-octreotate (DOTATATE) positron emission tomography CT indicated no malignancy and showed no signs of metastasis. The patient underwent surgery, leaving her asymptomatic.
2019 ◽
Vol 7
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pp. 1155-1160
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Vol 33
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pp. 99-102
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2017 ◽
Vol 8
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pp. E39-E42
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