Central pontine myelinolysis.
A 9 year old boy presented with fever, drowsiness, quadriparesis and facial myokymia. MRI showed demyelination in the pontine region. A diagnosis of central pontine myelinolysis was made. Literature review revealed the rarity of uneventful recovery as has been seen in our case.
Kasturi
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Department of Pediatrics, BARC Hospital, Anushktingar, Mumbai.
Kulkarni
A V
AV
Amin
A
A
Mashankar
V A
VA
D002648:Child; D004314:Down Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D017590:Myelinolysis, Central Pontine / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D011379:Prognosis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed