Open AccessRehabilitation of anterior pituitary dysfunction combined with extrapontine myelinolysis: A case report
Author(s) -
Minghan Yang,
Xueg Chen
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
world journal of clinical cases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.368
H-Index - 10
ISSN - 2307-8960
DOI - 10.12998/wjcc.v7.i24.4420
Subject(s) - medicine , dysarthria , hyponatremia , weakness , ataxia , muscle weakness , rehabilitation , pediatrics , physical therapy , surgery , psychiatry
Extramedullary myelinolysis is a rare demyelinating disease, often caused by rapid increases in serum sodium concentration in patients with hyponatremia. Clinical manifestations are neuropsychiatric symptoms, limb weakness, and dysarthria. Because of its poor prognosis and high disability rate, it poses a huge burden on the global economy, societies, and families. This article reports rehabilitation in a patient with pituitary dysfunction combined with extramedullary myelinolysis.