Brain stem auditory-evoked responses in suspected central pontine myelinolysis.
Central pontine myelinolysis was suspected in two chronic alcoholics who developed and recovered from a progressive spastic paresis of all muscles, that derived innervation at and below the level of the pons. In both cases, short-latency auditory-evoked responses aided in the diagnosis by indicating a slowing of conduction in the pontine auditory pathway, which varied in degree with the severity of the clinical manifestations of pontine demyelination.
D000437:Alcoholism / Q000150:complications; D001306:Auditory Pathways / Q000503:physiopathology*; D001307:Auditory Perception; D001933:Brain Stem / Q000503:physiopathology*; D003711:Demyelinating Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005071:Evoked Potentials; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011149:Pons / Q000503:physiopathology; D011930:Reaction Time