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Acta méd. colomb
; 18(3): 177-81, mayo-jun. 1993. ilus
Artigo
em Espanhol
| LILACS
| ID: lil-183299
RESUMO
Tha case of a 55 year old man who presented with severe global headache 8 hours after having been drinking heavily, and who over a two hour period developed deep coma and flaccid paralysis of all four extremities is reported. A CT scan of the brain was normal; however, on Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) extensive hyperintense areas in the brain stem, mainly in the pons, were easily identified. Based upon the clinical and MRI findings a diagnosis of Central Pontine Myelinolysis was made. Following several months of supportive therapy the patient partially recovered and was able to leave the hospital.