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World J Clin Cases. Mar 6, 2020; 8(5): 946-953
Published online Mar 6, 2020. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v8.i5.946
Extrapontine myelinolysis caused by rapid correction of pituitrin-induced severe hyponatremia: A case report
Liang-Jie Fang, Ming-Wei Xu, Jian-Ying Zhou, Zhi-Jie Pan
Liang-Jie Fang, Jian-Ying Zhou, Zhi-Jie Pan, Department of Respiratory Medicine, First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310009, Zhejiang Province, China
Ming-Wei Xu, Department of Neurology, First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310009, Zhejiang Province, China
Author contributions: Fang LJ collected the case data and drafted the article; Fang LJ and Xu MW consulted literature material; Zhou JY and Pan ZJ revised the manuscript; all authors read and approved the final manuscript.
Supported by the Department of Health of Zhejiang Province, China, No. 2016RCA013.
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Corresponding author: Zhi-Jie Pan, MD, Chief Doctor, Professor, Department of Respiratory Medicine, First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, No. 79, Qingchun Road, Hangzhou 310009, Zhejiang Province, China. panzj200709@zju.edu.cn
Received: November 29, 2019
Peer-review started: November 29, 2019
First decision: December 30, 2019
Revised: January 6, 2020
Accepted: February 12, 2020
Article in press: February 12, 2020
Published online: March 6, 2020
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Core Tip

Core tip: Osmotic demyelination syndrome (ODS) is a devastating neurologic disorder often associated with a precipitous rise in serum sodium. Here we describe a rare case of extrapontine myelinolysis that developed after a rapid correction of symptomatic hyponatremia induced by pituitrin to treat a patient with massive hemoptysis. Because ODS is mainly an iatrogenic disease, effective prevention is mandatory. Through an analysis of the previous literature, the risk factors, clinical characteristics, and outcomes of vasopressin (pituitrin)-associated ODS are discussed in this article.