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Citation:
Venkatesh M, Gaillard F, Bell D, et al. Extrapontine myelinolysis. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 24 Apr 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-29460
Extrapontine myelinolysis (EPM) is one of the complications occurring secondary to rapid correction of hyponatremia, and is, along with central pontine myelinolysis encompassed by the more recent term osmotic demyelination syndrome.
In the vast majority of cases, it is associated with central pontine myelinolysis but it can also (rarely) occur as an isolated entity.
Pathology
Location
In extrapontine myelinolysis, sites of involvement include:
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