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Unnati Chouksey1,2, Rahat Brar2,3
1Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, India, tmc.gov.in.
Abstract:
Osmotic demyelination syndrome is a devastating entity resulting from the body's inability to accurately respond to a rapid rise in plasma tonicity. In this case report, we describe a 53-year-old female patient, a known case of chronic renal failure with superimposed diarrhea developing weakness and confusion over the course of her stay. We aim to discuss and evaluate the role of imaging, specifically the pontine and extrapontine findings and their evolution during the progression and treatment of this condition.
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