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Osmotic demyelination syndrome due to rhabdomyolysis and hyperosmolar hyperglycemic syndrome following cardiogenic shock (FLAIR, day 57) (3)

FLAIR MRI in a 51-year-old man who developed osmotic demyelination syndrome due to rhabdomyolysis and hyperosmolar hyperglycemic syndrome following cardiogenic shock. MRI FLAIR images on day 57 revealed symmetrical hyperintensity in the thalamus (arrow). (Source: Katano K, Fuse N, Asano Y, et al. Osmotic demyelination syndrome due to rhabdomyolysis and hyperosmolar hyperglycemic syndrome following cardiogenic shock. Case Rep Crit Care 2021;2021:8083731. Copyright © 2021 Kosuke Katano, et al. Creative Commons Attribution license [CC BY], https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0.)

Associated Disorders

  • Alcoholism
  • Extrapontine myelinolysis
  • Hyperosmolar hyperglycemic state
  • Hypokalemia
  • Malnutrition
  • Osmotic myelinolysis