MRI of the brain showed increased T2-weighted signal hyperintensities involving the cerebral cortex and the basal ganglia, consistent with extrapontine myelinolysis. Over the following month the ...

One of the main concerns with the use of hypertonic saline is its potential to cause central pontine myelinolysis due to a rapid increase in serum sodium levels. Conclusion. There is no evidence ...

and selective extrapontine myelinolysis caused by osmotic disequilibrium syndrome. It is essential, therefore, to correlate the imaging with clinical features and biochemical markers of WD.

Currently, a randomized trial is being conducted in Vietnam comparing a standard antitubercular treatment regimen with intensified treatment, in which patients receive a high dose of rifampicin ...