Asymptomatic Extrapontine Myelinolysis in Diabetic Woman
Journal of the Korean Geriatrics Society
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: 236-238, 2005.
Artículo
en Coreano
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ABSTRACT
Osmotic myelinolysis syndrome in central nervous system is classified into central pontine myelinolysis(CPM) and extrapontine myelinolysis(EPM). The former can cause a spastic quadriplegia, pseudobulbar palsy, and varying degree of mental disorder, but the latter a movement disorder(tremor, dystonia, parkinsonism, and chorea, etc), behavior change(mood instability, personality change, agitated delirium, and disinhibition, etc), and cognitive dysfunction. Although a few cases of asymptomatic CPM have been reported, asymptomatic EPM were rare. A 67-year-old woman with diabetes mellitus and old cerebral infarction has suffered from the common bile duct stone. She had hyponatremia(Na=126mEq/L) on admission and was corrected rapidly. Incidental findings of her brain MRI showed EPM. We experienced a case of bilateral middle cerebellar peduncle myelinolysis incidentally without neurological presentations and report a rare case of asymptomatic EPM recoverd in diabetic woman after rapid correction of hyponatremia.
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Asunto principal:
Cuadriplejía
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Encéfalo
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Imagen por Resonancia Magnética
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Sistema Nervioso Central
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Infarto Cerebral
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Corea
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Mielinólisis Pontino Central
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Conducto Colédoco
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Trastornos Parkinsonianos
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Parálisis Seudobulbar
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio diagnóstico
Límite:
Anciano
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Femenino
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Humanos
Idioma:
Coreano
Revista:
Journal of the Korean Geriatrics Society
Año:
2005
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
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