ALLMedicine™ Central Pontine Myelinolysis Center

Feb 1st, 2023 - Locked-in syndrome represents the most severe form of central pontine myelinolysis and varies in presentation from asymptomatic to fully developed locked-in-syndrome characterized by the combination of quadriplegia, loss of the ability to communic...

Dec 13th, 2022 - Asymptomatic Central Pontine Myelinolysis in a Pregnant Woman With Hodgkin Lymphoma.|2022|Gkalea V,Bachmeyer C,Petrou V,Xirokosta A,Sindos M,|diagnostic imaging,etiology,complications,diagnosis,

Nov 8th, 2022 - We report a 70-year-old man with central pontine myelinolysis who presented in the emergency department with recent onset altered sensorium and tremors (Glasgow Coma Scale score, 13). Laboratory findings revealed hyponatremia and hypokalemia. MRI ...

Oct 28th, 2022 - Adams et al described central pontine myelinolysis (CPM) as a unique clinical entity. They published their findings in 1958, observing that patients who suffered from alcoholism or malnutrition developed spastic quadriplegia, pseudobulbar palsy, a...

Oct 28th, 2022 - Overview Adams et al described central pontine myelinolysis (CPM) as a unique clinical entity. They published their findings in 1958, observing that patients who suffered from alcoholism or malnutrition developed spastic quadriplegia, pseudobulbar...

Apr 12th, 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 31st, 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...

Mar 1st, 2022 - Overview What is central pontine myelinolysis? Central pontine myelinolysis (CPM) is a condition affecting myelin and nerve cells in the middle part of your brainstem called the pons. Your brainstem relays information between your spinal cord and ...