RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Early Diagnosis of Central Pontine Myelinolysis with Diffusion-Weighted Imaging
JF American Journal of Neuroradiology
JO Am. J. Neuroradiol.
FD American Society of Neuroradiology
SP 210
OP 213
VO 25
IS 2
A1 Ruzek, Kimberly A.
A1 Campeau, Norbert G.
A1 Miller, Gary M.
YR 2004
UL http://www.ajnr.org/content/25/2/210.abstract
AB Summary: Central pontine myelinolysis (CPM) occurs in the setting of rapidly corrected hyponatremia, especially in chronically debilitated patients. Conventional CT and MR imaging findings lag the clinical manifestations of CPM. We present a case in which restricted diffusion was identified within the central pons by using MR diffusion-weighted imaging within 24 hours of onset of patient tetraplegia and before findings were conspicuous with conventional MR imaging sequences (T1, T2, and fluid-attenuated inversion recovery).