A Case of Central Pontine Myelinolysis due to Severe Acute Prolonged Hyponatremia in Our County Hospital

Background: Central pontine myelinolysis (CPM)is unique and rare clinical entity. It could be a neurological complication of prolonged hyponatraemia. Many predisposing risk factors (chronic alcoholism, malnutrition, malignancy) may aggravate the development of CPM. CPM usually have a poor or even fa...

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Main Authors: Azhar Al-Shaibany, Shah Shabahat, Moiz Shahid
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Egyptian knowledge bank 2021-04-01
Series:International Journal of Medical Arts
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Online Access:https://ijma.journals.ekb.eg/article_163660_d3f924bb5b1fed2cf41eec7195081ed6.pdf