Wernicke encephalopathy and central pontine myelinolysis: An underdiagnosed combination in alcoholics [Vernicke ansefalopatisi ve santral pontin myelinozis: Alkoliklerde gözden kaçabilen bir tanı]

Wernicke's encephalopathy (we) and central pontine myelinolysis (cpm) are two neurologic diseases associated with several conditions. in patients with chronic alcoholism the combination of we and cpm is rare and little is known about its clinical picture and the radiological changes. we report a chronic alcoholic patient,who had classic clinical features of we with additional features of cpm without hyponatremia during alcohol withdrawal. the symptoms gradually improved after 1 month with only conservative treatment,and the 4 month-follow-up mri showed complete resolution of the pontine lesions. © 2015,ege university press. all rights reserved.