title: [Pontine myelinolysis after a hypoglycemic episode].
abstract: A case of central pontine myelinolysis following hypoglycemia is reported. The case was a 26- year-old female. Diabetes mellitus was found when she was 8 years old and she has hypertension and renal failure. She suffered a severe hypoglycemia at an unknown time. After the episode she developed a vegetative state. A magnetic resonance scan showed features consistent with the presence of central pontine myelinolysis.
authors.forename: Luis Eduardo
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Morales-Buenrostro
authors.forename: José Francisco
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Tellez-Zenteno
authors.forename: Juan G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Posadas-Calleja
authors.forename: Juan C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Rojas-Bautista
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001049:Apnea / Q000150:complications; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D005313:Fetal Death / Q000209:etiology; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007003:Hypoglycemia / Q000150:complications*; D002534:Hypoxia, Brain / Q000209:etiology; D007328:Insulin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017590:Myelinolysis, Central Pontine / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D018458:Persistent Vegetative State / Q000209:etiology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011254:Pregnancy in Diabetics; D011644:Puerperal Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging
chemical_list: D007328:Insulin
vernacular_title: Mielinólisis pontina después de un evento de hipoglucemia.