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Extrapontine Myelinolysis and Cortical Laminar Necrosis Caused by Severe Hypernatremia following Peritoneal Lavage for Ruptured Hydatid Cyst of the Liver
Extrapontine myelinolysis (EPM) and cortical laminar necrosis (CLN) have rarely been reported in association with severe hypernatremia. We describe a patient with EPM associated with CLN following severe hypernatremia due to hypertonic peritoneal lavage after a ruptured hydatid cyst of the liver. Clinical and neuroimaging findings in acute stage and serial brain MRI at two and five month follow-up are discussed in detail.
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