Central pontine and extrapontine myelinolysis in a pediatric patient following rapid correction of hypernatremia

Neuropediatrics

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 144-147

  Mastrangelo, S ^a   Arlotta, A ^a   Cefalo, M G ^a   Maurizi, P ^a   Cianfoni, A ^b   Riccardi, R ^a  

^a FONDAZIONE POLICLINICO UNIVERSITARIO A GEMELLI IRCCS   (Italy)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

central pontine myelinolysis; extrapontine myelinolysis; hypernatremia; immunoglobulins

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN; ASPARAGINASE; DAUNORUBICIN; DEXAMETHASONE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; METHOTREXATE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE; SODIUM; VINCRISTINE; IMMUNOLOGIC FACTOR;

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ARTICLE; CANDIDIASIS; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL PONTINE MYELINOLYSIS; CHILD; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONVALESCENCE; DISEASE COURSE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; HYDRATION; HYPERNATREMIA; LEUKEMIA; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEPTIC SHOCK; SODIUM BLOOD LEVEL; TREATMENT RESPONSE; ADOLESCENT; BLOOD; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; FLUID THERAPY; GENERAL APPARATUS, EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; METHODOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; FLUID THERAPY; HUMANS; HYPERNATREMIA; IMMUNOGLOBULINS, INTRAVENOUS; IMMUNOLOGIC FACTORS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MYELINOLYSIS, CENTRAL PONTINE; SODIUM; TOMOGRAPHY SCANNERS, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 77449123289     PISSN: 0174304X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1243173     Document Type: Article

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