Wernicke's encephalopathy and central pontine myelinolysis induced by hyperemesis gravidarum
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Wernicke's encephalopathy and central pontine myelinolysis induced by hyperemesis gravidarum
Abstract
A 21-year-old woman developed hyperemesis gravidarum, complicated by Wernicke's encephalopathy and central pontine myelinolysis. For the latter, time course of the lesions on magnetic resonance imaging suggests a pathogenetic role for hypophosphatemia rather than for hyponatremia.