Wernicke's encephalopathy and central pontine myelinolysis induced by hyperemesis gravidarum

A Peeters; F Van de Wyngaert; M Van Lierde; C J Sindic; E C Laterre

Wernicke's encephalopathy and central pontine myelinolysis induced by hyperemesis gravidarum

Acta Neurol Belg. 1993;93(5):276-82.

Authors

A Peeters¹, F Van de Wyngaert, M Van Lierde, C J Sindic, E C Laterre

Affiliation

¹ Service de Neurologie, Cliniques Universitaires St. Luc, Universitè Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium.

PMID: 8296523

Abstract

A 21-year-old woman developed hyperemesis gravidarum, complicated by Wernicke's encephalopathy and central pontine myelinolysis. For the latter, time course of the lesions on magnetic resonance imaging suggests a pathogenetic role for hypophosphatemia rather than for hyponatremia.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Brain / metabolism
Female
Fetal Death
Humans
Hyperemesis Gravidarum / complications*
Hypophosphatemia / metabolism
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Myelinolysis, Central Pontine / etiology*
Parity
Pregnancy
Pregnancy, Multiple
Wernicke Encephalopathy / complications
Wernicke Encephalopathy / etiology*