Localized Pontine Uptake in Fluorine-18-Fuorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography in a Case of Hyponatremia: A Case Report and Review of Literature

A rare acquired demyelinating lesion of the pons central pontine myelinolysis (CPM) typically occurs after rapid correction of hyponatremia. There is disruption of blood–brain barrier due to osmotic stress allowing access for inflammatory mediators in extravascular brain tissue, which most likely at...

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Autores principales: Sivathapandi, Thangalakshmi, Simon, Shelley, Elangovan, Indirani
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2017
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5672756/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29142352
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/ijnm.IJNM_59_17

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5672756/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29142352
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/ijnm.IJNM_59_17

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