Citation
Jo. Menakaya et al., Idiopathic central pontine myelinolysis in childhood, DEVELOP MED, 43(10), 2001, pp. 697-700
Citations number
28
Categorie Soggetti
Pediatrics,"Neurosciences & Behavoir
Journal title
DEVELOPMENTAL MEDICINE AND CHILD NEUROLOGY
ISSN journal
00121622
→ ACNP
Volume
43
Issue
10
Year of publication
2001
Pages
697 - 700
Database
ISI
SICI code
0012-1622(200110)43:10<697:ICPMIC>2.0.ZU;2-R
Abstract
Central pontine myelinolysis (CPM) is rare in childhood with only a few cas
es reported in world literature. We report a 7-year-old male who presented
with acute ataxia, swallowing difficulties, dysarthria, and radiological fe
atures consistent with the disorder. He improved remarkably with oral predn
isolone therapy and was almost back to normal by 2 weeks. A review of the l
iterature is also included.