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Central pontine myelinolysis in a 14-year-old female adolescent. (From Moritani T, Ekholm S, Westesson PL. Diffusion-Weighted MR Imaging of the Brain. Berlin: Springer-Verlag; 2004. Used with permission.)
A, T2-weighted image shows a hyperintense lesion in the pons.
B and C, DW images show this lesion a hyperintense with mildly decreased ADC. This finding represents cytotoxic edema seen in the early phase of central pontine myelinolysis
