Hypertensive brainstem encephalopathy mimicking central pontine myelinolysis: a potential pitfall

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¹ Department of Neurology, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, No. 325, Section 2, Cheng-Kung Road, Neihu, 114, Taipei, Taiwan. Electronic address: weifang20568@gmail.com.
² Department of Radiology, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Neihu, Taipei, Taiwan. Electronic address: cohimeow@gmail.com.
³ Department of Emergency Medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Neihu, Taipei, Taiwan. Electronic address: syjou.chen@gmail.com.
⁴ Department of Neurology, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Neihu, Taipei, Taiwan. Electronic address: jiunntay@ms26.hinet.net.
⁵ Department of Neurology, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Neihu, Taipei, Taiwan. Electronic address: hsu1487@gmail.com.

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Tsung-Han Ho et al. Am J Emerg Med. 2016 Sep.

. 2016 Sep;34(9):1918.e5-7.

doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2016.02.040. Epub 2016 Feb 16.

¹ Department of Neurology, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, No. 325, Section 2, Cheng-Kung Road, Neihu, 114, Taipei, Taiwan. Electronic address: weifang20568@gmail.com.
² Department of Radiology, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Neihu, Taipei, Taiwan. Electronic address: cohimeow@gmail.com.
³ Department of Emergency Medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Neihu, Taipei, Taiwan. Electronic address: syjou.chen@gmail.com.
⁴ Department of Neurology, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Neihu, Taipei, Taiwan. Electronic address: jiunntay@ms26.hinet.net.
⁵ Department of Neurology, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Neihu, Taipei, Taiwan. Electronic address: hsu1487@gmail.com.

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