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dc.contributor.author | Molina, Guarina | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2022-02-26T19:43:55Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2022-02-26T19:43:55Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2019 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Journal of Medical Case Reports, 13(1), 192 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://cris.unibe.edu.do/handle/123456789/299 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Background: Insulinomas are pancreatic endocrine tumors of rare incidence worldwide, the vast majority are of single occurrence and benign. These may not always present with the clear symptoms described in the literature and may be overlooked because their neuroglycopenic characteristics present in a fashion similar to some psychiatric conditions. Case report: A 50-year-old Hispanic man referred severe psychomotor symptoms, described as anxiety, aggressiveness, agitation, weakness, diaphoresis, and decreased visual acuity. Laboratory testing performed during his last episode revealed increased insulin levels and C-peptide among other findings. Imaging, biopsy, and histopathologic analysis confirmed an insulinoma was the cause of the symptoms, proving the importance of ruling out organic causes of altered mental status prior to consideration of psychiatric disorders. Conclusion: It is of critical importance to rule out organic causes of altered mental status prior to consideration of psychiatric disorders, as unusual diseases may be overlooked by physicians and be detrimental to the patient's progress. | en |
dc.language.iso | English | - |
dc.publisher | BioMed Central Ltd. | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | Journal of Medical Case Reports | - |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | - |
dc.subject | Ciencias de la Salud | - |
dc.title | Altered behavior with an organic cause: a case report | en |
dc.type | Journal Article | - |
dc.rights.license | Open Access: this article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license, and indicate if changes were made. | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1186/s13256-019-2112-x | - |
dc.identifier.pmid | 31234935 | - |
dc.rights.holder | © The Author(s). 2019 | - |
dc.contributor.affiliation | Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud | - |
dc.identifier.pmcid | PMC6591983 | - |
dc.relation.issn | 1752-1947 | - |
dc.description.volume | 13 | - |
dc.description.issue | 1 | - |
dc.description.startpage | 192 | - |
dc.subject.keywords | Altered mental status | en |
dc.subject.keywords | Insulinoma | en |
dc.subject.keywords | Neuroendocrine tumor | en |
dc.contributor.authors | Mejía, D. | - |
dc.contributor.authors | Contreras, R. | - |
dc.contributor.authors | Molina, Guarina | - |
dc.contributor.authors | Alcántara, Michael | - |
dc.typeofaccess | Open Access | - |
dc.contributor.affiliationinstitution | Hospital General Plaza de la Salud | - |
dc.contributor.affiliationinstitution | Hospital General Plaza de la Salud | - |
dc.contributor.affiliationinstitution | Universidad Iberoamericana (UNIBE) | - |
dc.contributor.affiliationinstitution | Universidad Iberoamericana (UNIBE) | - |
dc.contributor.affiliationcountry | Dominican Republic | - |
dc.contributor.affiliationcountry | Dominican Republic | - |
dc.contributor.affiliationcountry | Dominican Republic | - |
dc.contributor.affiliationcountry | Dominican Republic | - |
item.fulltext | Con texto completo | - |
item.openairecristype | http://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_18cf | - |
item.grantfulltext | open | - |
item.languageiso639-1 | English | - |
item.openairetype | Journal Article | - |
item.cerifentitytype | Publications | - |
crisitem.author.dept | Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud | - |
crisitem.author.parentorg | Universidad Iberoamericana (UNIBE) | - |
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