Central Pontine Myelinolysis as a Result of Ideally Corrected Hyponatremia in a Post-Covid Patient

Abstract

Central pontine myelinolysis (CPM) is a non-inflammatory neurological condition with various clinical features and onset patterns and also with a very wide prognostic spectrum ranging from asymptomatic cases to encephalopathy and mortality. In this case report we, aim to present the first case of central pontine myelinolysis as a result of an optimally corrected hyponatremia in a post-COVID-19 patient our knowledge while assessing the clinical and radiological findings.

Keywords

• Hyponatremia
• Central pontine myelinolysis
• COVİD-19

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