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ArticleClinical case reports2026

Insulinoma in a Young Patient With Focal Seizures: A Case Report of a Neurological Diagnostic Challenge.

María Valerio López, Christopher Kaleb Romero Ríos, Mohammed Zahran, Allan Mariano Bodan Campbell, Amilcar Alfaro, Jorge Chamorro Flores

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6 authors.

María Valerio LópezDepartment of Internal Medicine Hospital Manolo Morales Peralta Managua Nicaragua.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0004-4328-2770
Christopher Kaleb Romero RíosSchool of Medicine Hospital Militar Escuela "Dr. Alejandro Dávila Bolaños" Managua Nicaragua.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0006-6911-3603
Mohammed ZahranDepartment of Internal Medicine Hospital Manolo Morales Peralta Managua Nicaragua.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0003-9526-6812
Allan Mariano Bodan CampbellDepartment of Internal Medicine Hospital Manolo Morales Peralta Managua Nicaragua.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0009-8581-4727
Amilcar AlfaroDepartment of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery Hospital Manolo Morales Peralta Managua Nicaragua.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1734-6131
Jorge Chamorro FloresDepartment of Radiology Hospital Manolo Morales Peralta Managua Nicaragua.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4465-6760

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Insulinomas can mimic refractory epilepsy, leading to diagnostic delays. Hypoglycemia should be ruled out in patients with fasting-associated focal seizures. Timely diagnosis via Whipple's triad and surgical resection offers a complete cure and reversal of neuropsychiatric symptoms.

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focal seizureshypoglycemiainsulinomaneuroendocrine tumorneuroglycopeniapancreatectomy

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PMID41584397
PMCPMC12831638

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