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Mielinólisis central pontina - Treatment

Nombres alternativos

Síndrome de desmielinización osmótica

Tratamiento:

Este trastorno es una emergencia y es necesario acudir al hospital para obtener diagnóstico y tratamiento. Sin embargo, la mayoría de las personas con esta afección ya están hospitalizadas a causa de otra enfermedad.

No hay cura conocida para la mielinólisis central pontina y el tratamiento se orienta hacia el alivio de los síntomas.

La fisioterapia puede ayudar a mantener la fuerza, la movilidad y la función muscular en los brazos y piernas debilitados.

Expectativas (pronóstico):

El daño neurológico causado por la mielinólisis central pontina suele ser duradero. Este trastorno puede causar una incapacidad seria y prolongada (crónica).

Complicaciones:

  • Disminución de la capacidad de interactuar con otros
  • Disminución de la capacidad para trabajar o cuidar de sí mismo
  • Incapacidad para moverse, excepto parpadear (síndrome de "enclaustramiento")
  • Daño permanente al sistema nervioso

Situaciones que requieren asistencia médica:

No hay una pauta real sobre cuándo buscar atención médica, debido a que esta afección es rara en la comunidad general.

  • Reviewed last on: 8/27/2010
  • David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine; Daniel B. Hoch, PhD, MD, Assistant Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

Skorecki K, Ausiello D. Disorders of sodium and water homeostasis. In: Goldman L, Ausiello D, eds. Cecil Medicine. 23rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap 117.

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