CENTRAL PONTINE MYELINOLYSIS: A CASE REPORT
Journal Title: Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences - Year 2014, Vol 3, Issue 15
Abstract
Central Pontine Myelinolysis is a clinically heterogeneous condition with difficult clinical and radiological diagnosis. When the condition is found outside pons it is called extrapontine myelinolysis which is together termed as osmotic demyelination syndrome. We present a case of central pontine myelinolysis with characteristic MR imaging features.
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Chethan Belgur, Yugandhara S.
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