MOVEMENT DISORDER CAUSED BY HYPEROSMOLR HYPERGLYCEMIC STATE IN AN OLDER ADULT: A CASE REPORT

• Main Authors: Raíssa Katherine Rodrigues (Author), Leandro Augusto Rocha (Author), Marcelo Perim Baldo (Author), Michelle Aparecida Ribeiro Borges (Author), Ronaldo Urias Mendonça (Author), Simone de Melo Costa (Author), Luciana Colares Maia (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Brazilian Society of Geriatrics and Gerontology, 2020-06-01T00:00:00Z.
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Diabetes mellitus (DM) and its complications constitute the leading causes of early mortality in most countries. Population aging and the growing prevalence of obesity and sedentary lifestyles, in addition to spreading urbanization, are considered the main drivers of the increasing incidence and pre...