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Term ID: | 7611 |
Name: | Myelinolysis, Central Pontine |
Definition: | A demyelinating condition affecting the PONS and characterized clinically by an acute progressive QUADRIPLEGIA; DYSARTHRIA; DYSPHAGIA; and alterations of consciousness. Pathologic features include prominent demyelination in the central PONS with sparing of axons and neurons. This condition is usually associated with systemic disorders such as HYPONATREMIA; chronic ALCOHOLISM; LIVER FAILURE; severe BURNS; malignant NEOPLASMS; hemorrhagic PANCREATITIS; HEMODIALYSIS; and SEPSIS. The rapid medical correction of hyponatremia has been cited as a cause of this condition. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, pp1125-6) |
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ParentIDs: | MESH:D001928|MESH:D003711 |
TreeNumbers: | C10.228.140.163.560 |C10.314.500 |C18.452.132.560 |
Synonyms: | Central Pontine Myelinoclasis |Central Pontine Myelinolysis |Extrapontine Myelinoclases |Extrapontine Myelinoclasis |Extrapontine Myelinolyses |Extrapontine Myelinolysis |Myelinoclases, Extrapontine |Myelinoclasis, Central Pontine |Myelinoclasis, Extrapontine |My |
Slim Mappings: | Metabolic disease|Nervous system disease |
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MedGen: D017590
MeSH: D017590
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Genes: | Phenotypes | | Disease Causing ClinVar Variants | |
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