Alcoholism with central pontine demyelination: a case report.
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2014-01
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Central pontine myelinolysis is a non-inflammatory demyelinating disease characterized by loss of myelin with relative neuron sparing, associated with rapid correction of hyponatremia and sometimes hypernatremia or chronic alcoholism. We are reporting a case of 52 year old male patient who was chronic alcoholic from past 20 years, presented to us with complaints of altered sensorium and dysarthria of 5 days duration .He was investigated and diagnosed as case of central pontine myelinosis associated with chronic alcoholism.
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Central pontine myelinolysis, Demyelinating disease, Chronic alcoholism
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Arora Rohit, Singhal Rahul, Virmani Sunil Kumar, Gupta Abhishek. Alcoholism with central pontine demyelination: a case report. International Journal of Basic & Clinical Pharmacology. 2014 Jan-Feb; 3(1): 230-232.