Síntomas psiquiátricos e insulinoma: reporte de caso
Introduction: Insulinomas are pancreatic endocrine neoplasms with a low incidence between 1-4 cases per million per year. Case description: A female 49 years-old with neurological and psychiatric symptoms were treated for two years as a psychiatric patient. Presented a glucose value, which reflects hypoglycemia. The patient was operated with resolution of symptoms. Conclusion: Assess all patients with psychiatric symptoms and perform a complete medical history and laboratory findings, being the most opportune glucose. Key words: Insulinoma; hypoglycemia; psychiatry.
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| Format: | Digital revista |
| Language: | Spanish / Castilian |
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Sociedad de Neurología, Psiquiatría y Neurocirugía
2013
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0717-92272013000200008 |
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| Summary: | Introduction: Insulinomas are pancreatic endocrine neoplasms with a low incidence between 1-4 cases per million per year. Case description: A female 49 years-old with neurological and psychiatric symptoms were treated for two years as a psychiatric patient. Presented a glucose value, which reflects hypoglycemia. The patient was operated with resolution of symptoms. Conclusion: Assess all patients with psychiatric symptoms and perform a complete medical history and laboratory findings, being the most opportune glucose. Key words: Insulinoma; hypoglycemia; psychiatry. |
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