Extrapontine myelinolysis caused by rapid correction of pituitrin-induced severe hyponatremia: A case report

Figure 1 Serum sodium levels of the patient after admission. The serum sodium gradually declined after the use of pituitrin. Hypertonic saline was administered on day 3 until day 5. Pituitrin therapy was stopped on day 5, then a sharp increase in serum sodium level was detected on day 6, and neurological symptoms appeared on the seventh day after admission.