Abstract:BACKGROUNDExtramedullary myelinolysis is a rare demyelinating disease, often caused by rapid increases in serum sodium concentration in patients with hyponatremia. Clinical manifestations are neuropsychiatric symptoms, limb weakness, and dysarthria. Because of its poor prognosis and high disability rate, it poses a huge burden on the global economy, societies, and families. This article reports rehabilitation in a patient with pituitary dysfunction combined with extramedullary myelinolysis.CASE SUMMARYA 27-yea… Show more
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