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What was the other former term when similar findings are noted in other parts of the brain?
Extrapontine myelinolysis
What other parts of the brain can be involved in osmotic demyelination syndrome?
The cerebellum (middle cerebellar peduncles), basal ganglia, thalami, lateral geniculate body, and hemispheric white matter
True or false: only 50% of cases with osmotic demyelination syndrome exhibit isolated pontine lesions.
True
Selected MRI images shows a trident-shaped pontine lesion, hypointense on T1WI and hyperintense on T2WI/FLAIR. DWI sequence shows peripheral restricted diffusion outlining the lesion.