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Central pontine myelinolysis diagnostic study of choice
Introduction
Overview
Overview
Brain MRI is the gold standard test for the diagnosis of central pontine myelinolysis. The following findings on performing Brain MRI are confirmatory for central pontine myelinolysis: T2 hyperintensity in the central pontine region in the axial plane and hyperintense lesion in the midpons in the midsagittal T2-weighted MRI.
Diagnostic Study of Choice
Diagnostic Study of Choice
Study of choice
Brain MRI is the gold standard test for the diagnosis of central pontine myelinolysis.[1]
Diagnostic results
The following findings on performing Brain MRI are confirmatory for central pontine myelinolysis:[1][2]
References
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lambeck J, Hieber M, Dreßing A, Niesen WD (2019). “Central Pontine Myelinosis and Osmotic Demyelination Syndrome”. Dtsch Arztebl Int. 116 (35–36): 600–606. doi:10.3238/arztebl.2019.0600. PMC 6804268 Check
|pmc=value (help). PMID 31587708. - ↑ Thompson PD, Miller D, Gledhill RF, Rossor MN (1989). “Magnetic resonance imaging in central pontine myelinolysis”. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 52 (5): 675–7. doi:10.1136/jnnp.52.5.675. PMC 1032189. PMID 2732743.
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