Central pontine and extrapontine myelinolysis in children: A review of 76 patients

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1027-1037

  Ranger, Adrianna M ^a,b   Chaudhary, Navjot ^b   Avery, Michael ^b   Fraser, Douglas ^b,c  

^a Pediatric Neurosurgery ^*  (Canada)

^b WESTERN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c Department of Pediatrics   (Canada)

Author keywords

central pontine myelinolysis; extrapontine myelinolysis; osmotic demyelination syndrome

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AUTOPSY; CENTRAL PONTINE MYELINOLYSIS; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEHYDRATION; DISEASE COURSE; EXTRAPONTINE MYELINOLYSIS; HUMAN; HYPERNATREMIA; HYPONATREMIA; METABOLIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEX RATIO; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MYELINOLYSIS, CENTRAL PONTINE; PONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84864262493     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: 17088283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0883073812445908     Document Type: Review

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