Central Pontine Myelinolysis in a Pediatric Head Injury Patient

Central pontine myelinolysis occurs inconsistently as a complication of severe and prolonged hyponatremia, particularly when corrected too rapidly. It is a concentrated, frequently symmetric, noninflammatory demyelination within the central basis pontis. We describe a head injury patient who suffere...

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Veröffentlicht in:Pediatric neurosurgery 2010-01, Vol.46 (1), p.51-53
Hauptverfasser: Singh, Deepak Kumar, Rastogi, Manu, Husain, Mazhar
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Central pontine myelinolysis occurs inconsistently as a complication of severe and prolonged hyponatremia, particularly when corrected too rapidly. It is a concentrated, frequently symmetric, noninflammatory demyelination within the central basis pontis. We describe a head injury patient who suffered this clinical entity as a consequence of rapidly corrected hyponatremia. Clinical manifestation and radiological findings are described along with a review of the pertinent literature.
ISSN:1016-2291
1423-0305
DOI:10.1159/000315003