Unmasking Osmotic Demyelination Syndrome/Extrapontine Myelinolysis in Acute Intermittent Porphyria: Preventable Complications–Challenges in Diagnosis and Management

Unmasking Osmotic Demyelination Syndrome/Extrapontine Myelinolysis in Acute Intermittent Porphyria: Preventable Complications–Challenges in Diagnosis and Management

Acute intermittent porphyria (AIP) is a dominant mendelian disorder caused due to deficiency of the enzyme porphobilinogen deaminase. It classically presents with pain abdomen, hypertensive crisis, electrolyte imbalance, mostly hyponatremia, and neuropsychiatric involvement. We report a case of a 12...

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Main Authors: Vykuntaraju K Gowda, Priyanka A Nayak, Uddhava V Kinhal, Amaresh Roy, Varunvenkat M Srinivasan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2025-05-01
Series:Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology
Subjects:
acute intermittent porphyria
osmotic demyelination syndrome
extrapontine myelinolysis
hyponatremia
Online Access:https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/aian.aian_920_24
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