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Clinical and CT confirmed recovery from central pontine myelinolysis

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The clinical and CT features of a young alcoholic man, suffering from central pontine myelinolysis with clinical improvement and partial resolution of the lesion, documented by high resolution scan 2 years later, are reported.

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  1. Department of Neuroradiology, Institute of Radiology, University of Tübingen, FRG

    G. Schroth

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Schroth, G. Clinical and CT confirmed recovery from central pontine myelinolysis. Neuroradiology 26, 149–151 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00339865

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