Osmotic demyelination syndrome, a case report.
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Myelinolysis, central pontine, Neuroimaging, Magnetic resonance imagingAbstract
Osmotic demyelination syndrome, previously known as central pontine myelinolysis, is a known disorder in patients with severe hyponatremia in whom rapid sodium correction is performed. It is clinically described as a pseudobulbar palsy, comprised of tetraparesis, encephalopathy, rigidity,
ataxia and abnormal movements. It consists of a non-inflammatory demyelination secondary to severe neuronal edema at the pons and other extrapontine locations. It is a very rare pathology, with a poor prognosis and whose only treatment is rehabilitation. A case of a 51-year-old man with fast progressive neurological deficit following rapid correction of severe hyponatremia is presented. The patient required orotracheal intubation due to clinical deteroriation and was diagnosed by computed tomography (CT) and confirmed by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
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