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Is central pontine mylinosis serious?
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Yes: Now called "osmotic demyelination syndrome", it is a neurological disease caused by severe damage of the myelin sheath of nerve cells in the brainstem and sometimes outside the brainstem. It can be caused by rapid correction of low serum sodium. Less commonly, it may also present in patients with a history of chronic alcoholism or other conditions related to decreased liver function.
Answered 4/26/2013
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