A case of central pontine and extrapontine myelinolysis with early hypermetabolism on 18FDG-PET scan.
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We report a 63 year-old woman who developed central pontine and extrapontine myelinolysis after rapid correction of hyponatremia. Lesions on brain MRI showed hypermetabolism on 18FDG-PET scan in the early stage of the disease and became hypometabolic on the follow-up scan. We suggest that active microglia and astrocytes are the main cause of the increased glucose metabolism.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of Korean Medical Science
دوره 13 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1998