title: Peduncular hallucinosis secondary to central pontine myelinolysis.
abstract: Peduncular hallucinations are generally associated with lesions in the midbrain. They have rarely been associated with central pontine myelinolysis, a condition associated with rapid alterations in serum sodium and chronic alcoholism. Described herein is the case of a 46-year-old man who developed typical peduncular hallucinations, whose imaging demonstrated central pontine myelinolysis. After alcohol cessation and neuroimaging resolution, the patient's hallucinatory phenomena abated.
authors.affiliation: Neuropsychiatry Unit, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Australia. mark.walterfang@mh.org.au
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Walterfang
authors.forename: Anita
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Goh
authors.forename: Ramon
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mocellin
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Evans
authors.forename: Dennis
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Velakoulis
mesh_terms: D000437:Alcoholism / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology; D006212:Hallucinations / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017590:Myelinolysis, Central Pontine / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D011149:Pons / Q000473:pathology*