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Areas of reduced density in subcortical white matter consistent with extrapontine myelinolysis (CT)

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CT scan of the head showing scattered areas of reduced density in the subcortical white matter, including the frontal lobes and right parietal lobe, consistent with extrapontine myelinolysis. This 40-year-old woman with chronic alcoholism presented with intractable headache for 3 days and progressively worsening unsteady gait requiring a wheelchair to ambulate. Electrolyte levels were normal. Central pontine myelinolysis and extrapontine myelinolysis were attributed to alcohol withdrawal. (Source: Jamil M, Salam A, Joseph Benher BM, Rehman S, Jamil J, Suleyman G. A case of alcohol withdrawal-induced central and extrapontine myelinolysis. Cureus 2023;15[7]:e41640. Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International [CC BY 4.0] license, creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0.)