J Korean Med Sci. 1998 Feb;13(1):99-102. English.
Published online Jun 19, 2009.
https://doi.org/10.3346/jkms.1998.13.1.99
Published online Jun 19, 2009.
https://doi.org/10.3346/jkms.1998.13.1.99
Copyright © 1998 The Korean Academy of Medical Sciences
Case Report
A case of central pontine and extrapontine myelinolysis with early hypermetabolism on 18FDG-PET scan
J K Roh,
H Nam
and M C Lee
Abstract
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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