Central pontine myelinolysis (CPM) is demyelinating condition of pons caused by osmotic stress due to rapid correction of hyponatremia. We present a case where CPM was an incidental finding on FDG PET/CT scan. To the best of our knowledge, only 3 case reports have been published till date describing CPM on 18F-FDG PET/CT scans.
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Neurol Sci
January 2025
Department of Neurology, Jiangxi Provincial People's Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang Medical College, Nanchang, China.
East Asian Arch Psychiatry
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Department of Radiology, Tuen Mun Hospital, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Mymensingh Med J
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Dr Muhammad Rezeul Huq, Classified Specialist, Department of Neurology, Combined Military Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh; E-mail:
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Department of Neurology and Department of Neuroscience, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China.
Rationale: Osmotic demyelination syndrome (ODS) is a noninflammatory demyelinating disorder involving the pontis and other regions of the central nervous system. This article tries to enhance the understanding of ODS. Combined with clinical features, we use laboratory/imaging examination and literature review.
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December 2024
Department of Neurology, Affiliated Hospital of Hebei Engineering University, No.81 Congtai Road, Congtai District, Handan 056002, Hebei Province, China. Electronic address:
Objective: To describe the clinical characteristics, therapeutic approaches, and prognostic outcomes of osmotic demyelination syndrome (ODS) in cancer patients.
Methods: A comprehensive literature search (January 1950-March 2024) using PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, and Web of Science. Keywords included "osmotic demyelination and cancer", "central pontine myelinolysis and cancer", and "extrapontine myelinolysis and cancer", "Osmotic demyelination and malignancy," "Central pontine myelinolysis and malignancy," and "Extrapontine myelinolysis and malignancy.
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