A case of central pontine and extrapontine myelinolysis with early hypermetabolism on 18FDG-PET scan.
We report a 63 year-old woman who developed central pontine and extrapontine myelinolysis after rapid correction of hyponatremia. Lesions on brain MRI showed hypermetabolism on 18FDG-PET scan in the early stage of the disease and became hypometabolic on the follow-up scan. We suggest that active microglia and astrocytes are the main cause of the increased glucose metabolism.
Roh
J K
JK
Department of Neurology, Seoul National University Hospital, Korea.
Nam
H
H
Lee
M C
MC
D001921:Brain / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005947:Glucose / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D017590:Myelinolysis, Central Pontine / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology
D005947:Glucose