Central pontine myelinolysis CT scan
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Mohamadmostafa Jahansouz M.D.[2]
Overview
Overview
Brain CT scan may be helpful in the diagnosis of central pontine myelinolysis. Findings on CT scan suggestive of central pontine myelinolysis include: A symmetric, centrally located region of low attenuation within the pons and symmetric low-attenuation foci within the lateral thalami.
CT scan
CT scan
Brain CT scan may be helpful in the diagnosis of central pontine myelinolysis. Findings on CT scan suggestive of central pontine myelinolysis include:[1][2][3]
References
References
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