ISSN: 1300-0292
İndekslendiği Dizinler: SCIENCE CITATION INDEX EXPANDED
CINAHL, Index Copernicus,
Chemical Abstracts (CA),
Excerpta Medica / EMBASE
Dil: Türkçe, İngilizce
İçerik: Orijinal Araştırma, Derleme, Editöre Mektup, Olgu Sunumu, Tıp Eğitimi, Tıbbi Kitap İncelemeleri
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Central Pontine Myelinolysis Characterizedby Hypernatremia And Hypopotasemia (case Report)
Başak KARAKURUM*, Levent E. İNAN**
* Dr., SB Ankara Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi Nöroloji Kliniği Asistanı,
** Doç.Dr., SB Ankara Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi Nöroloji Kliniği Şefi, ANKARA
Central pontine myelinolysis (CPM) is a rare entity. CPM is characterized by demyelination. CPM may also be found at extrapontine localisation; such as thalamus, subthalamic nucleus, striatum, internal capsule, amygdaloid nucleus, corpus geniculatum laterale, white substance of cerebeller folia and deep layer of cerebral cortex. The most common causes of CPM are hyponatremia and rapid correction of this pathology. CPM may be seen together with chronic renal insufficency, cancers, infections, malnutrition, hypoxia, cachexia and alcoholism. Our case is a 45 years old alcoholic male patient. CPM with hypernatremia and hypopotasemia were diagnosed. As CPM with these type electrolites disturbances are rare, it is presented.Keywords: Central pontine myelinolysis, EtiologyTurkiye Klinikleri J Med Sci 2000, 20:235-238
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