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British Journal of Radiology (2007) 80, e293-e295
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doi: 10.1259/bjr/54355671
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Case report

Central pontine myelinolysis in a case of cerebral malaria

C J Das, MD, DNB and R Sharma, MD

Radiology, AIIMS, New Delhi, 110 029, India

Correspondence: Dr Raju Sharma, Additional Professor, Department of Radio-Diagnosis, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi -110029, India. E-mail: raju152{at}yahoo.com

Central pontine myelinolysis (CPM) is a clinical condition characterized by myelin destruction in the rostral part of the pons. It is commonly found in association with alcoholism, rapidly corrected hyponatraemia and electrolyte abnormalities. We describe here an unusual case of CPM occurring in a patient with cerebral malaria.






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