MR imaging of central pontine myelinolysis.
Central pontine myelinolysis is a demyelinating disorder with characteristic magnetic resonance features. Findings on T1-weighted scans include a symmetric region of low signal involving the basilar pons with sparing of the descending corticospinal tracts as well as the peripheral pontine tissues. The T2-weighted images show an area of high signal corresponding to the abnormal region identified on T1-weighted scans. Associated extrapontine demyelinating lesions are also demonstrated.
D003711:Demyelinating Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011149:Pons / Q000473:pathology*