title: Central pontine myelinolysis.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, BARC Hospital, Anushktingar, Mumbai.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kasturi
authors.forename: A V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Kulkarni
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Amin
authors.forename: V A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Mashankar
mesh_terms: 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