Perturbations neurologiques après réanimation des brûlés graves A propos d'un cas de myélinolyse centro-pontine

The authors report a severe neurological deficit with transient quadriplegia which appeared in a critically burned patient subsequently to resuscitation. The diagnosis of central pontine myelinolysis is confirmed thanks to the MRI. The lesion could be related to a serious and too quickly corrected hyponatremia and/or to a cerebral edema. Prevention and diagnosis of this disease in burn patients are discussed.