Central and extrapontine myelinolysis in a patient in spite of a careful correction of hyponatremia

Clinical Nephrology

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 248-253

  Leens, C ^a   Mukendi, R ^a   Foret F ^a   Hacourt, A ^a   Devuyst, O ^a   Colin, I M ^a  

^a Clinique Saint Joseph at Mons   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Gayet Wernicke; Hyponatremia; Pontine and extrapontine myelinolysis

Indexed keywords

AMLODIPINE; ATENOLOL; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CHLORTALIDONE; GLUCOSE; HEXAMETHYLPROPYLENE AMINE OXIME TECHNETIUM TC 99M; ISOTONIC SOLUTION; MAGNESIUM; MIDAZOLAM; PYRIDOXINE; SODIUM; SODIUM CHLORIDE; THIAMINE; THIAZIDE DIURETIC AGENT; VITAMIN B GROUP; VITAMIN K GROUP;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; BRAIN DISEASE; BRAIN EDEMA; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL PONTINE MYELINOLYSIS; CONSCIOUSNESS; DELIRIUM TREMENS; DEMYELINATING DISEASE; DISEASE COURSE; EXTRAPYRAMIDAL SYNDROME; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOKALEMIA; HYPONATREMIA; HYPOPHOSPHATEMIA; HYPOXEMIA; MALNUTRITION; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUADRIPLEGIA; RIGIDITY; RISK FACTOR; SCINTIGRAPHY; SEIZURE; SODIUM BLOOD LEVEL; STRABISMUS; THIAMINE DEFICIENCY; WERNICKE ENCEPHALOPATHY;

ALCOHOL-RELATED DISORDERS; BRAIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPONATREMIA; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED; MYELINOLYSIS, CENTRAL PONTINE; RISK FACTORS; SODIUM;

EID: 0035104503     PISSN: 03010430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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