Central pontine myelinolysis in a chronic alcoholic patient with mild hyponatremia: A case report.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Central pontine myelinolysis is a type of osmotic demyelination syndrome, which involves damage to parts of brain most commonly pons. The most common causes include rapid correction of hyponatremia but other precipitating factors including alcoholism, diabetes, and chronic liver disease should also be considered.

Case presentation

We present a case of 44-year-old male with a history of chronic alcohol consumption, who presented in emergency room with complaints of slurring of speech and weakness of both upper and lower limbs. His MRI brain reveals 'trident-shaped' appearance with findings of High T2W/FLAIR signal noted in the pons with relative sparing of the periphery and hypo intense on T1W images. He was managed conservatively.

Clinical discussion

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SUBMITTER: Dahal A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9108878 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature