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Death is common. Maximum recovery from central pontine myelinolysis may require several months. Chronic neurologic deficits range from locked-in syndrome to spastic quadriparesis. Patients with extrapontine lesions may exhibit tremor and ataxia.
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T2-weighted MRI scan of the brain demonstrating patchy areas of signal change within the pons that are consistent with demyelination or central pontine myelinolysis. Courtesy of Dr Andrew Waclawik, Department of Neurology, University of Wisconsin, Madison.
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