Case Report

Extrapontine Myelinolysis-Induced Parkinsonism in a Patient with Adrenal Crisis

Table 1

Cases in the literature with parkinsonism and isolated EPM with adrenal insufficiency.

ArticleCause of hyponatremiaSymptomatologyOutcome

Gujjar et al., 2010 [4]Addison’s disease and military tuberculosis (TB)ParkinsonismGood recovery
Al-Mamari et al., 2009 [5]Addison’s disease and miliary TBParkinsonismPartial recovery
Srimanee et al.,
2009 [6]
Hypopituitarism and secondary adrenal insufficiencyDystoniaNot stated
Okada et al., 2005 [7]Hypopituitarism and secondary adrenal insufficiencyParkinsonismGood recovery
Lasheen et al.,
2005 [8]
Panhypopituitarism, pituitary microadenoma, and secondary adrenal insufficiencyNeuropsychiatric, dysarthria, and dystoniaNot stated