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Published in: Neuroradiology 12/2003

01-12-2003 | Diagnostic Neuroradiology

Magnetic resonance imaging of sequelae of central pontine myelinolysis in chronic alcohol abusers

Authors: Akira Uchino, Takefumi Yuzuriha, Masaru Murakami, Koichi Endoh, Shigeto Hiejima, Hiroshi Koga, Sho Kudo

Published in: Neuroradiology | Issue 12/2003

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Abstract

Central pontine myelinolysis (CPM) is one of the serious neurological complications of alcoholism. This study evaluated magnetic resonance images of sequelae of CPM. Approximately 600 alcoholic patients were examined by a 1.0-T magnetic resonance imaging device, and 11 patients were retrospectively found to have a central pontine lesion, a presumed sequela of CPM. The lesions had various shapes and most were cavitary. In 3 of the 11 patients bilateral symmetrical oval lesions were faintly visible in the middle cerebellar peduncles. These middle cerebellar peduncular lesions were diagnosed as having Wallerian degeneration of the pontocerebellar tract secondary to CPM.
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Metadata
Title
Magnetic resonance imaging of sequelae of central pontine myelinolysis in chronic alcohol abusers
Authors
Akira Uchino
Takefumi Yuzuriha
Masaru Murakami
Koichi Endoh
Shigeto Hiejima
Hiroshi Koga
Sho Kudo
Publication date
01-12-2003
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Neuroradiology / Issue 12/2003
Print ISSN: 0028-3940
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1920
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00234-003-1095-9

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