Central Pontine Myelinolysis: Report of Four Cases

Central pontine myelinolysis is a neurological disorder characterized by loss of myelin in the central pons as well as in the other parts of the brain like basal ganglia, lateral geniculate bodies, external and internal capsules, and cerebellum. We report the clinical and radiological findings of th...

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Main Authors: Handan Akar, Nilgün Cengiz, Oytun Ayşe Bayrak, Taner Özbenli, Musa Kazım Onar, Lütfü İncesu, Levent Güngör, Murat Terzi
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Language:English
Published: Galenos Yayinevi 2010-09-01
Series:Türk Nöroloji Dergisi
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spelling doaj-240690f1a74446e8a9e60626813b575d2021-09-02T15:19:42ZengGalenos YayineviTürk Nöroloji Dergisi1301-062X2010-09-01163154158Central Pontine Myelinolysis: Report of Four CasesHandan Akar0Nilgün Cengiz1Oytun Ayşe Bayrak2Taner Özbenli3Musa Kazım Onar4Lütfü İncesu5Levent Güngör6Murat Terzi7Samsun Mehmet Aydın Training And Research Hospital, Neurology Clinic, Samsun, TurkeyDepartment Of Neurology, Ondokuz Mayıs University, Samsun, TurkeyDepartment Of Neurology, Ondokuz Mayıs University, Samsun, TurkeyDepartment Of Neurology, Ondokuz Mayıs University, Samsun, TurkeyDepartment Of Neurology, Ondokuz Mayıs University, Samsun, TurkeyDepartment Of Radiology, Ondokuz Mayıs University, Samsun, TurkeyDepartment Of Neurology, Ondokuz Mayıs University, Samsun, TurkeyDepartment Of Neurology, Ondokuz Mayıs University, Samsun, TurkeyCentral pontine myelinolysis is a neurological disorder characterized by loss of myelin in the central pons as well as in the other parts of the brain like basal ganglia, lateral geniculate bodies, external and internal capsules, and cerebellum. We report the clinical and radiological findings of three patients with central pontine myelinolysis and one patient with both pontine and extrapontine myelinolysis.http://www.tjn.org.tr/jvi.aspx?pdir=tjn&plng=eng&un=TJN-37039&look4=Myelinolysiscentral pontinehyponatremiaalcoholism.
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author Handan Akar
Nilgün Cengiz
Oytun Ayşe Bayrak
Taner Özbenli
Musa Kazım Onar
Lütfü İncesu
Levent Güngör
Murat Terzi
spellingShingle Handan Akar
Nilgün Cengiz
Oytun Ayşe Bayrak
Taner Özbenli
Musa Kazım Onar
Lütfü İncesu
Levent Güngör
Murat Terzi
Central Pontine Myelinolysis: Report of Four Cases
Türk Nöroloji Dergisi
Myelinolysis
central pontine
hyponatremia
alcoholism.
author_facet Handan Akar
Nilgün Cengiz
Oytun Ayşe Bayrak
Taner Özbenli
Musa Kazım Onar
Lütfü İncesu
Levent Güngör
Murat Terzi
author_sort Handan Akar
title Central Pontine Myelinolysis: Report of Four Cases
title_short Central Pontine Myelinolysis: Report of Four Cases
title_full Central Pontine Myelinolysis: Report of Four Cases
title_fullStr Central Pontine Myelinolysis: Report of Four Cases
title_full_unstemmed Central Pontine Myelinolysis: Report of Four Cases
title_sort central pontine myelinolysis: report of four cases
publisher Galenos Yayinevi
series Türk Nöroloji Dergisi
issn 1301-062X
publishDate 2010-09-01
description Central pontine myelinolysis is a neurological disorder characterized by loss of myelin in the central pons as well as in the other parts of the brain like basal ganglia, lateral geniculate bodies, external and internal capsules, and cerebellum. We report the clinical and radiological findings of three patients with central pontine myelinolysis and one patient with both pontine and extrapontine myelinolysis.
topic Myelinolysis
central pontine
hyponatremia
alcoholism.
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