[Paucisymptomatic and reversible myelinolysis after an anaphylactic shock]

Rev Neurol (Paris). 2002 Nov;158(11):1118-20.
[Article in French]

Abstract

Myelinolysis is characterized by a non inflammatory demyelination, affecting the central portion of the pons. Clinical features usually reflect damage to the descending motor tracts and include spastic tetraparesis, pseudobulbar paralysis, and the locked-in syndrome. We describe the case of a 58-year-old man, who developed a pontine and extrapontine myelinolysis, without hyponatremia, after an anaphylactic shock. Follow up demonstrated improvement of the clinical signs after a few days and the normalization of the MRI three months later. Our observation shows that a paucisymptomatic and spontaneously regressive myelinolysis can be the consequence of a state of shock.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Anaphylaxis / complications*
  • Brain / pathology*
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Myelinolysis, Central Pontine / diagnosis*
  • Myelinolysis, Central Pontine / etiology*
  • Psychomotor Disorders / etiology
  • Voice Disorders / etiology