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central pontine myelinolysis

Disease Summary
Associated Targets (1)
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Mondo Description A central nervous system disorder caused by demyelination within the central basis pontis of the brain. It is characterized by spastic quadriplegia, pseudobulbar palsy and encephalopathy. It is observed in patients with severe hyponatremia, particularly when the hyponatremia is corrected too rapidly.
Disease Ontology Description A demyelination disease that is characterized by severe damage to the myelin sheath of the pons' nerve cells and has_symptom acute paralysis, has_symptom dysphagia, and has_symptom dysarthria.
Mondo Term and Equivalent IDs
MONDO:0006692:  central pontine myelinolysis
EFO:1000857: 
GARD:0008749: 
ICD10:G37.2: 
MESH:D017590: 
NCIT:C84623: 
SCTID:6807001: 
UMLS:C0206083: