Central Pontine Myelinolysis: Report of Four Cases

Central Pontine Myelinolysis: Report of Four Cases

Central pontine myelinolysis is a neurological disorder characterized by loss of myelin in the central pons as well as in the other parts of the brain like basal ganglia, lateral geniculate bodies, external and internal capsules, and cerebellum. We report the clinical and radiological findings of th...

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Veröffentlicht in:Türk nöroloji dergisi 2010-09, Vol.16 (3), p.154-158
Hauptverfasser: Handan Akar, Nilgün Cengiz, Oytun Ayşe Bayrak, Taner Özbenli, Musa Kazım Onar, Lütfü İncesu, Levent Güngör, Murat Terzi
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Sprache:eng
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alcoholism
central pontine
hyponatremia
Myelinolysis
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Zusammenfassung:Central pontine myelinolysis is a neurological disorder characterized by loss of myelin in the central pons as well as in the other parts of the brain like basal ganglia, lateral geniculate bodies, external and internal capsules, and cerebellum. We report the clinical and radiological findings of three patients with central pontine myelinolysis and one patient with both pontine and extrapontine myelinolysis.
ISSN:1301-062X