Central pontine myelinolysis in a patient with hyperosmolar hyperglycemia and consistently normal serum sodium

Neurocritical Care

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 251-254

  Burns, Joseph D ^a   Kosa, Steven C ^a   Wijdicks, Eelco F M ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Ataxia; Central pontine myelinolysis; DWI; Hyperosmolar hyperglycemia; MRI

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; INSULIN; SODIUM; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

AGED; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL PONTINE MYELINOLYSIS; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; DRUG INTERMITTENT THERAPY; DYSARTHRIA; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPEROSMOLARITY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERUM OSMOLALITY; SODIUM BLOOD LEVEL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNSTEADINESS;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATAXIA; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BLOOD UREA NITROGEN; COGNITION DISORDERS; CONFUSION; GAIT DISORDERS, NEUROLOGIC; HUMANS; HYPERGLYCEMIA; INSULIN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MYELINOLYSIS, CENTRAL PONTINE; REFERENCE VALUES; SODIUM;

EID: 70350571689     PISSN: 15416933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12028-009-9241-9     Document Type: Article

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