ALLMedicine™ Central Pontine Myelinolysis Center

Oct 27th, 2020 - Bartter syndrome (BS) is a rare autosomal recessive renal tubular disorder characterized by acute electrolyte imbalance, and similarly, osmotic demyelination syndrome (ODS) is a rather rare complication occurring during electrolyte imbalance. The ...

Jul 31st, 2020 - Diquat is a nonselective herbicide that is used as a contact and preharvest desiccant to control terrestrial and aquatic vegetation. Increasing numbers of cases of diquat poisoning have recently been reported. Organs commonly affected by diquat po...

May 17th, 2020 - An elderly woman was transferred for biopsy of a pontine lesion. Her condition, including gait disturbances, truncal ataxia, and dysarthria-presumed to be due to severe alcohol abuse-had deteriorated during treatment of ambulatory-acquired pneumon...

Feb 25th, 2020 - Central pontine myelinolysis in a patient with bulimia: Case report and literature review.|2020|Vladimirov T,Dreikorn M,Stahl K,Müller A,Hupe J,|

Aug 13th, 2019 - Porphyrias are inherited disorders of the heme biosynthetic pathway, usually characterized by dermatological changes due to the accumulation of byproducts in the pathway. Select porphyrias also affect the nervous system, namely hereditary copropor...

May 19th, 2015 - Hyperglycaemic hyperosmolar state (HHS) is a medical emergency, which differs from diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) and requires a different approach. The present article summarizes the recent guidance on HHS that has been produced by the Joint British...

Oct 27th, 2020 - Bartter syndrome (BS) is a rare autosomal recessive renal tubular disorder characterized by acute electrolyte imbalance, and similarly, osmotic demyelination syndrome (ODS) is a rather rare complication occurring during electrolyte imbalance. The ...

Jul 31st, 2020 - Diquat is a nonselective herbicide that is used as a contact and preharvest desiccant to control terrestrial and aquatic vegetation. Increasing numbers of cases of diquat poisoning have recently been reported. Organs commonly affected by diquat po...

May 17th, 2020 - An elderly woman was transferred for biopsy of a pontine lesion. Her condition, including gait disturbances, truncal ataxia, and dysarthria-presumed to be due to severe alcohol abuse-had deteriorated during treatment of ambulatory-acquired pneumon...

Feb 25th, 2020 - Central pontine myelinolysis in a patient with bulimia: Case report and literature review.|2020|Vladimirov T,Dreikorn M,Stahl K,Müller A,Hupe J,|

Aug 13th, 2019 - Porphyrias are inherited disorders of the heme biosynthetic pathway, usually characterized by dermatological changes due to the accumulation of byproducts in the pathway. Select porphyrias also affect the nervous system, namely hereditary copropor...

Apr 11th, 2017 - Discussion This patient had rapid correction of his hyponatremia followed by the development of neurologic symptoms, including dysphagia and dysarthria. This was followed by spastic quadriplegia, which evolved over 2 days. The initial impression w...

May 30th, 2012 - This is the Medscape Neurology Minute. I am Dr. Alan Jacobs. Researchers from the Department of Neurology at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota have published a retrospective study to characterize the clinical and radiologic features of patients with ce...