Traumatic vertebral artery dissection mimicking central pontine myelinolysis: A case report
A 27 year-old Chinese man, involved in a motor vehicle accident, presented with rapidly progressive pseudobulbar palsy and spastic tetraplegia. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the brain showed central pontine T2 hyperintensity with an unaffected outer rim, consistent with central pontine myelino...
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| author | Sharmini, J. Lim, Kheng Seang Ramli, N. Tan, Chong Tin |
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| description | A 27 year-old Chinese man, involved in a motor vehicle accident, presented with rapidly progressive pseudobulbar palsy and spastic tetraplegia. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the brain showed central pontine T2 hyperintensity with an unaffected outer rim, consistent with central pontine myelinolysis. There was no hyponatraemia before MRI and he was neither an alcoholic nor malnourished. Cerebral angiogram confirmed the diagnosis of right vertebral artery dissection. Vertebral artery dissection should be considered in a case with imaging suggestive of central pontine myelinolysis. |
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| spelling | um.eprints-126602019-04-16T11:17:07Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/12660/ Traumatic vertebral artery dissection mimicking central pontine myelinolysis: A case report Sharmini, J. Lim, Kheng Seang Ramli, N. Tan, Chong Tin Q Science (General) A 27 year-old Chinese man, involved in a motor vehicle accident, presented with rapidly progressive pseudobulbar palsy and spastic tetraplegia. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the brain showed central pontine T2 hyperintensity with an unaffected outer rim, consistent with central pontine myelinolysis. There was no hyponatraemia before MRI and he was neither an alcoholic nor malnourished. Cerebral angiogram confirmed the diagnosis of right vertebral artery dissection. Vertebral artery dissection should be considered in a case with imaging suggestive of central pontine myelinolysis. Asean Neurological Assoc 2010 Article PeerReviewed Sharmini, J. and Lim, Kheng Seang and Ramli, N. and Tan, Chong Tin (2010) Traumatic vertebral artery dissection mimicking central pontine myelinolysis: A case report. Neurology Asia, 15 (2). pp. 167-171. |
| spellingShingle | Q Science (General) Sharmini, J. Lim, Kheng Seang Ramli, N. Tan, Chong Tin Traumatic vertebral artery dissection mimicking central pontine myelinolysis: A case report |
| title | Traumatic vertebral artery dissection mimicking central pontine myelinolysis: A case report |
| title_full | Traumatic vertebral artery dissection mimicking central pontine myelinolysis: A case report |
| title_fullStr | Traumatic vertebral artery dissection mimicking central pontine myelinolysis: A case report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Traumatic vertebral artery dissection mimicking central pontine myelinolysis: A case report |
| title_short | Traumatic vertebral artery dissection mimicking central pontine myelinolysis: A case report |
| title_sort | traumatic vertebral artery dissection mimicking central pontine myelinolysis a case report |
| topic | Q Science (General) |
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