title: Isolated extrapontine myelinolysis of osmotic demyelination syndrome.
abstract: The osmotic demyelination syndrome (ODS) has been identified as a complication of the rapid correction of hyponatremia for decades (King and Rosner, 2010). However, in recent years, a variety of other medical conditions have been associated with the development of ODS, independent of changes in serum sodium which cause a rapid changes in osmolality of the interstitial (extracellular) compartment of the brain leading to dehydration of energy-depleted cells with subsequent axonal damage that occurs in characteristic areas (King and Rosner, 2010). Slow correction of the serum sodium concentration and additional administration of corticosteroids seems to be a major prevention step in ODS patients. In the current report we aimed to share a rare case which we observed in our clinic.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Süleyman Demirel University, Isparta, Turkey. droyilmazrad@hotmail.com
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Yilmaz
authors.forename: H H
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Armagn
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Turan
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Duymuş
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003711:Demyelinating Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017590:Myelinolysis, Central Pontine / Q000150:complications*; D009995:Osmosis; D013577:Syndrome