Central pontine myelinolysis secondary to cytomegalovirus hepatitis in a 10-month-old child

We present a 10-month-old child with central pontine myelinolysis (CPM) secondary to chronic active hepatitis due to cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection. A total of 35 paediatric cases of pontine and/or extrapontine myelinolysis are reported and, to our knowledge, CPM secondary to CMV hepatitis in an in...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Pediatric radiology 2003, Vol.33 (1), p.44-46
Hauptverfasser:	CAGLA TARHAN, N, FIRAT, Ali, OTKEN, Arzu, MUHTESEM AGILDERE, A, DEMIRCEKEN, Fulya
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Biological and medical sciences Chronic active hepatitis Cytomegalovirus Cytomegalovirus Infections Female Hepatitis, Chronic - complications Hepatitis, Chronic - virology Human viral diseases Humans Infant Infectious diseases Magnetic Resonance Imaging Medical sciences Myelinolysis, Central Pontine - diagnosis Myelinolysis, Central Pontine - etiology Myelinolysis, Central Pontine - virology Nervous system involvement in other diseases. Miscellaneous Neurology Viral diseases Viral hepatitis
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Zusammenfassung:	We present a 10-month-old child with central pontine myelinolysis (CPM) secondary to chronic active hepatitis due to cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection. A total of 35 paediatric cases of pontine and/or extrapontine myelinolysis are reported and, to our knowledge, CPM secondary to CMV hepatitis in an infant has not been previously reported. The MRI findings are highlighted.
ISSN:	0301-0449 1432-1998
DOI:	10.1007/s00247-002-0722-7