Central pontine myelinolysis (CPM) is a rare complication of alcoholism. There have been recent reports that hyponatremia and its rapid correction are of aetiological significance in the development of CPM. We describe the case of a 47-year-old alcoholic who developed CPM and subsequently recovered. Alcoholic and psychiatric patients are at risk for CPM and clinicians need to have a high index of suspicion to diagnose this condition.
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Tokyo Metropolitan Hiroo Gen Hosp, Dept Hematol Endocrinol & Metab, Tokyo, Japan
Nihon Univ, Sch Med, Div Lab Med, Tokyo, JapanTokyo Metropolitan Hiroo Gen Hosp, Dept Hematol Endocrinol & Metab, Tokyo, Japan
Shimodaira, Masanori
Sorimati, Erisa
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Tokyo Metropolitan Hiroo Gen Hosp, Dept Hematol Endocrinol & Metab, Tokyo, JapanTokyo Metropolitan Hiroo Gen Hosp, Dept Hematol Endocrinol & Metab, Tokyo, Japan
Sorimati, Erisa
Honda, Kazufumi
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Tokyo Metropolitan Hiroo Gen Hosp, Dept Hematol Endocrinol & Metab, Tokyo, JapanTokyo Metropolitan Hiroo Gen Hosp, Dept Hematol Endocrinol & Metab, Tokyo, Japan
Honda, Kazufumi
JOURNAL OF PIONEERING MEDICAL SCIENCES,
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