Hypertensive brainstem encephalopathy mimicking central pontine myelinolysis: a potential pitfall

Am J Emerg Med. 2016 Sep;34(9):1918.e5-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2016.02.040. Epub 2016 Feb 16.
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Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Brain / diagnostic imaging
  • Brain Stem / diagnostic imaging*
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Hypertensive Encephalopathy / diagnostic imaging*
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Myelinolysis, Central Pontine / diagnostic imaging*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed