Extrapontine myelinolysis in a case of portal cavernous transformation following slow correction of chronic hyponatremia

Neurol Sci. 2013 Oct;34(10):1831-3. doi: 10.1007/s10072-013-1311-2. Epub 2013 Feb 1.

Authors

Qi Hu¹, Cuntai Zhang, Jian Liu, Feng Xu, Suiqiang Zhu

Affiliation

¹ Department of Geriatrics, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.

PMID: 23370898
DOI: 10.1007/s10072-013-1311-2

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adult
Basal Ganglia / pathology
Chronic Disease
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / complications
Gastroscopy
Humans
Hypertension, Portal / pathology*
Hyponatremia / etiology
Hyponatremia / therapy
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Myelinolysis, Central Pontine / diagnosis
Myelinolysis, Central Pontine / etiology*
Portal Vein / abnormalities*
Portal Vein / pathology

Supplementary concepts

Portal Vein, Cavernous Transformation Of