Cognitive and Emotional Dysfunction after Central Pontine Myelinolysis

The case of a 67-year-old right-handed Chinese man with Central Pontine Myelinolysis [CPM] is described to illustrate the resulting cognitive and emotional disturbances. A comparison of the data in this report with that in published studies suggests that ethnicity does not seem to have much effect o...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Lee, Tatia M. C., Cheung, Crystal C. Y., Lau, Esther Y. Y., Mak, Amanda, Li, Leonard S. W.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: IOS Press 2003
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5497560/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14757986
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2003/872916
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Sumario:The case of a 67-year-old right-handed Chinese man with Central Pontine Myelinolysis [CPM] is described to illustrate the resulting cognitive and emotional disturbances. A comparison of the data in this report with that in published studies suggests that ethnicity does not seem to have much effect on the symptoms of CPM. Possible underlying neural-pathological mechanisms are discussed. This case further substantiates the speculation that the brainstem plays a role in higher cognitive processes and emotional regulation.

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