Central pontine myelinolysis - A review

Central Pontine Myelinolysis (CPM) is the dreaded condition seen in the setting of documented hyponatremia which has been rapidly corrected or even over corrected often with normal saline or even hypertonic saline. Osmotic demyelination occurs due to sudden osmotic changes most often seen in the whi...

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Main Author: Ashok Bhagra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-01-01
Series:Journal of Marine Medical Society
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Online Access:http://www.marinemedicalsociety.in/article.asp?issn=0975-3605;year=2014;volume=16;issue=1;spage=4;epage=6;aulast=Bhagra;type=0
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spelling doaj-9528a6d392c549629efdd2ad23538d9e2020-11-24T23:37:35ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Marine Medical Society0975-36052014-01-011614610.4103/0975-3605.203339Central pontine myelinolysis - A reviewAshok BhagraCentral Pontine Myelinolysis (CPM) is the dreaded condition seen in the setting of documented hyponatremia which has been rapidly corrected or even over corrected often with normal saline or even hypertonic saline. Osmotic demyelination occurs due to sudden osmotic changes most often seen in the white matter tracts traversing the pons.http://www.marinemedicalsociety.in/article.asp?issn=0975-3605;year=2014;volume=16;issue=1;spage=4;epage=6;aulast=Bhagra;type=0Central Pontine MyelinolysisOsmotic demyelination syndromeHyponatremia
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Central pontine myelinolysis - A review
Journal of Marine Medical Society
Central Pontine Myelinolysis
Osmotic demyelination syndrome
Hyponatremia
author_facet Ashok Bhagra
author_sort Ashok Bhagra
title Central pontine myelinolysis - A review
title_short Central pontine myelinolysis - A review
title_full Central pontine myelinolysis - A review
title_fullStr Central pontine myelinolysis - A review
title_full_unstemmed Central pontine myelinolysis - A review
title_sort central pontine myelinolysis - a review
publisher Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
series Journal of Marine Medical Society
issn 0975-3605
publishDate 2014-01-01
description Central Pontine Myelinolysis (CPM) is the dreaded condition seen in the setting of documented hyponatremia which has been rapidly corrected or even over corrected often with normal saline or even hypertonic saline. Osmotic demyelination occurs due to sudden osmotic changes most often seen in the white matter tracts traversing the pons.
topic Central Pontine Myelinolysis
Osmotic demyelination syndrome
Hyponatremia
url http://www.marinemedicalsociety.in/article.asp?issn=0975-3605;year=2014;volume=16;issue=1;spage=4;epage=6;aulast=Bhagra;type=0
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