Reversible central pontine and extrapontine myelinolysis in a 16-year-old girl

Authors
Niehaus, L Kulozik, A Lehmann, R
Citation
L. Niehaus et al., Reversible central pontine and extrapontine myelinolysis in a 16-year-old girl, CHILD NERV, 17(4-5), 2001, pp. 294-296
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Pediatrics
Journal title
CHILDS NERVOUS SYSTEM
ISSN journal
02567040 → ACNP
Volume
17
Issue
4-5
Year of publication
2001
Pages
294 - 296
Database
ISI
SICI code
0256-7040(200104)17:4-5<294:RCPAEM>2.0.ZU;2-Z
Abstract
A rare case of an osmotic demyelination syndrome in a 16-year-old girl is p resented. MRI in the acute stage revealed a focal abnormal signal within th e basis pontis and both caudate nuclei and putamina. Two years later brain lesions had disappeared on T1- and T2-weighted imaging, indicating that cen tral pontine and extrapontine myelinolysis may be completely reversible.