Preoperative Extrapontine Myelinolysis with Good Outcome in a Patient with Pituitary Adenoma
Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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: 161-164, 2016.
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ABSTRACT
Few preoperative extrapontine myelinolysis (EPM) cases with pituitary adenoma have been reported. No such case had long follow-up to see the outcome of EPM. We reported a 38-year-old man complaining of nausea, malaise and transient loss of consciousness who was found to have severe hyponatremia. Neurologic deficits including altered mental status, behavioral disturbances, dysarthria and dysphagia developed despite slow correction of hyponatremia. Endocrine and imaging studies revealed hypopituitarism, nonfunctional pituitary macroadenoma and extrapontine myelinolysis. Transsphenoidal surgery was performed after three weeks of supportive therapy, when neurological symptoms improved significantly. The patient recovered function completely 3 months after surgery. Our case indicates that outcome of EPM can be good even with prolonged periods of severe neurologic impairment.
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Asunto principal:
Neoplasias Hipofisarias
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Inconsciencia
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Trastornos de Deglución
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Estudios de Seguimiento
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Mielinólisis Pontino Central
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Disartria
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Hiponatremia
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Hipopituitarismo
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Náusea
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Manifestaciones Neurológicas
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio observacional
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Estudio pronóstico
Límite:
Adulto
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Humanos
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
Año:
2016
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
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