Central Pontine Myelinolysis in a Previously Healthy 4-Year-Old Child With Acute Rotavirus Gastroenteritis

Central Pontine Myelinolysis in a Previously Healthy 4-Year-Old Child With Acute Rotavirus Gastroenteritis

Gregorio et al present the first case of central pontine myelinolysis (CPM) documented by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in a previously healthy child after rehydration for rotavirus gastroenteritis.

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Veröffentlicht in:Pediatrics (Evanston) 1997-05, Vol.99 (5), p.738-743
Hauptverfasser: Gregorio, Laura, Sutton, Curtis L, Lee, Deborah A
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Acute Disease
Bacterial diseases
Bacterial diseases of the digestive system and abdomen
Biological and medical sciences
Brain
Brain - pathology
Causes of
Child, Preschool
Children & youth
Complications and side effects
Disease
Encephalomyelitis
Gastroenteritis - complications
Gastroenteritis - virology
Hemiplegia - etiology
Human bacterial diseases
Humans
Hyponatremia - complications
Infectious diseases
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Medical sciences
Myelinolysis, Central Pontine - etiology
Myelinolysis, Central Pontine - pathology
NMR
Nuclear magnetic resonance
Oral rehydration therapy
Pediatrics
Pons
Quadriplegia
Quadriplegia - etiology
Rotavirus Infections - complications
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Zusammenfassung:Gregorio et al present the first case of central pontine myelinolysis (CPM) documented by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in a previously healthy child after rehydration for rotavirus gastroenteritis.
ISSN:0031-4005
1098-4275
DOI:10.1542/peds.99.5.738