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Cognitive and emotional dysfunction after central pontine myelinolysis
Tatia M C Lee1, Crystal C Y Cheung, Esther Y Y Lau
1Neuropsychology Laboratory, Department of Psychology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR. tmclee@hkusua.hku.hk
Behavioural Neurology
|February 6, 2004
Abstract:
The case of a 67-year-old right-handed Chinese man with Central Pontine Myelinolysis [CPM] is described to illustrate the resulting cognitive and emotional disturbances. A comparison of the data in this report with that in published studies suggests that ethnicity does not seem to have much effect on the symptoms of CPM. Possible underlying neural-pathological mechanisms are discussed. This case further substantiates the speculation that the brainstem plays a role in higher cognitive processes and emotional regulation.