title: Osmotic demyelination syndrome: case report.
abstract: We present a 40 year old man who was admitted to the hospital with convulsions. His final diagnosis was osmotic demyelination syndrome (ODS). We discuss the diagnostic and management challenges and the possible complications of this rare diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Aga Khan University Hospital, P.O. Box 30270-00100, Nairobi, Kenya.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ngunga
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Harania
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hameed
authors.forename: J O
authors.initials: JO
authors.lastname: Jowi
mesh_terms: D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000150:complications*; D003711:Demyelinating Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D017590:Myelinolysis, Central Pontine / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D009994:Osmolar Concentration; D012307:Risk Factors; D012640:Seizures / Q000209:etiology