PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - V B Ho
AU  - C R Fitz
AU  - C C Yoder
AU  - C A Geyer
TI  - Resolving MR features in osmotic myelinolysis (central pontine and extrapontine myelinolysis).
DP  - 1993 Jan 01
TA  - American Journal of Neuroradiology
PG  - 163--167
VI  - 14
IP  - 1
4099  - http://www.ajnr.org/content/14/1/163.short
4100  - http://www.ajnr.org/content/14/1/163.full
SO  - Am. J. Neuroradiol.1993 Jan 01; 14
AB  - Osmotic myelinolysis is a distinctive clinical syndrome with characteristic MR features in the central pons (central pontine myelinolysis) and in other locations (extrapontine myelinolysis). We describe the resolving MR features in an adolescent who has experienced complete neurologic recovery. Regions of involvement manifested increased T2 signal intensity. The extrapontine involvement was noted to resolve earlier with interim-increased T1-weighted signal. The mechanism for the variable appearance of increased T1 signal intensity is discussed.