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Case Reports
. 1987 Jul-Aug;11(4):724-6.
doi: 10.1097/00004728-198707000-00037.

MR imaging of central pontine myelinolysis

D J Rippe, M K Edwards, P G D'Amour, R W Holden, K L Roos
Case Reports

MR imaging of central pontine myelinolysis

D J Rippe et al. J Comput Assist Tomogr. 1987 Jul-Aug.

Abstract

Central pontine myelinolysis is a demyelinating disorder with characteristic magnetic resonance features. Findings on T1-weighted scans include a symmetric region of low signal involving the basilar pons with sparing of the descending corticospinal tracts as well as the peripheral pontine tissues. The T2-weighted images show an area of high signal corresponding to the abnormal region identified on T1-weighted scans. Associated extrapontine demyelinating lesions are also demonstrated.

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