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  • Title: Brain-stem auditory evoked responses in diagnosis of central pontine myelinolysis.
    Author: Ingram DA, Traub M, Kopelman PG, Summers BA, Swash M.
    Journal: J Neurol; 1986 Feb; 233(1):23-4. PubMed ID: 3950661.
    Abstract:
    Central pontine myelinolysis (CPM) developed in association with acute adrenocortical insufficiency during correction of severe hyponatraemia in a 58-year-old woman. Repeated CT scanning and NMR imaging were normal from the onset of the illness. Electroencephalography and brain-stem auditory evoked responses showed abnormalities consistent with a brain-stem lesion, which resolved as the patient made a gradual but incomplete recovery. Our observations illustrate the value of electrophysiological monitoring in CPM and support the proposed association between this condition and the rapid correction of an electrolyte imbalance.
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