Central Pontine Myelinolysis: Report of Four Cases

Abstract

Central pontine myelinolysis is a neurological disorder characterized by loss of myelin in the central pons as well as in the other parts of the brain like basal ganglia, lateral geniculate bodies, external and internal capsules, and cerebellum. We report the clinical and radiological findings of three patients with central pontine myelinolysis and one patient with both pontine and extrapontine myelinolysis.

Keywords

• Myelinolysis
• central pontine
• hyponatremia
• alcoholism.