Transient Parkinsonism in isolated extrapontine myelinolysis.
Extrapontine myelinolysis (EPM) is a rare cause of Parkinsonism. In this case report, we describe a 63-year-old woman with Parkinsonism due to EPM after correction of hyponatremia. During a 4-year follow-up, both the clinical features of Parkinsonism and the changes on magnetic resonance imaging resolved. Parkinsonism due to EPM should be recognized as it has a good prognosis.
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Department of Neurology and Clinical Neurophysiology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. b.post@amc.uva.nl
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D004401:Dysarthria / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018476:Hypokinesia / Q000209:etiology; D007010:Hyponatremia / Q000150:complications; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D018908:Muscle Weakness / Q000209:etiology; D017590:Myelinolysis, Central Pontine / Q000150:complications*; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000209:etiology*