Central pontine myelinolysis in a patient with methamphetamine abuse

We present a 48-year-old female patient with history of methamphetamine use who developed ataxia, gait difficulty, slurred speech, left Cranial Nerve 7 palsy and mild alteration in mental status. MRI findings suggest that the cause of her newly developed neurological problems is central pontine myel...

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Autores principales: Baker, Stephanie, Oster, Jennifer, Liu, Antonio
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8474279/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34589718
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bbih.2020.100166
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Sumario:We present a 48-year-old female patient with history of methamphetamine use who developed ataxia, gait difficulty, slurred speech, left Cranial Nerve 7 palsy and mild alteration in mental status. MRI findings suggest that the cause of her newly developed neurological problems is central pontine myelinolysis (CPM).

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