Presentation
Patient was operated for a pituitary adenoma.
Patient Data
Age: 55 years
Gender: Male
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Central pontine and extrapontine myelinolysis




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Postoperative changes are seen in sella seen with fat packing.
Central pontine and anterior temporal hyperintensities seen suggesting myelinolysis.
Case Discussion
Central pontine myelinolysis and extrapontine myelinolysis have a known association with hypothalamo-pituitary dysfunction. Both conditions are now grouped under the term osmotic demyelination syndrome.