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09 September 2022: Articles

A 44-Year-Old Alcohol-Dependent Man Who Recovered from Central Pontine Myelinolysis with Supportive Physical Therapy

Unusual clinical course, Unusual or unexpected effect of treatment, Educational Purpose (only if useful for a systematic review or synthesis)

Makoto Tobiume B , Nami Iha B , Ayako Miyahira D , Shingo Kariya A*

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.937389

Am J Case Rep 2022; 23:e937389

Figure 2. Axial MRI scans taken 11 weeks after disease onset. (A) T2W image at the level of pons. (B) Enlarged T2W image of the square region indicated in (A) showing the clear central pontine piglet sign as a well-defined high-density area. Arrows indicate spared descending corticospinal and corticobulbar tracts (the nostrils of the pig snout) within the lesion. (C) Enlarged T1W image of the square region indicated in (A) showing the central pontine piglet sign as a low-density area.

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American Journal of Case Reports eISSN: 1941-5923
American Journal of Case Reports eISSN: 1941-5923