CASE OF THE MONTH

2001

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FOR FEB

Fig 1

Figure 1

Fig 3

Figure 3

Fig 2

Figure 2

Figure 1 & 2 MR shows a large T1 hypo & T2 hyperintense lesion in the central pon.

Figure 3 There are also T2 hyperintense lesions in the bilateral basal ganglia and thalami.

DIAGNOSIS :

Osmotic Myelinolysis (central pontine myelinolysis & extrapontine myelinolysis)

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