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- Title
Central pontine myelinolysis after rapid correction of hyponatremia: a magnetic resonance imaging study.
- Authors
Brunner, John E.; Redmond, Janice M.; Haggar, Allan M.; Elias, Stanton B.; Brunner, J E; Redmond, J M; Haggar, A M; Elias, S B
- Abstract
We describe a patient with severe hyponatremia (serum sodium 94 mmol/L) who developed encephalopathy and decorticate posturing after a 29 mmol/L rise in serum sodium concentration during the first 24 hours of correction. High-resolution computed tomography of the pons was normal during the first, second, and twelfth weeks of the illness. Subsequent magnetic resonance imaging revealed a pontine lesion consistent with central pontine myelinolysis.
- Publication
Annals of Neurology, 1988, Vol 23, Issue 4, p389
- ISSN
0364-5134
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1002/ana.410230413