Diabetic striatopathy: a rare complication of hyperglycaemia

Authors

  • Harriet D Morgan University Hospitals of Leicester https://orcid.org/0009-0009-7134-6571
  • Abaid ur Rehman University Hospitals of Leicester
  • Amy E Morrison University Hospitals of Leicester
  • Sreemathi Harieaswar University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester, UK
  • Steve Jackson University Hospitals of Leicester
  • Marie-France Kong University Hospitals of Leicester

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15277/bjd.2025.472

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2025-06-30

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