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==Overview==
==Overview==
Central pontine myelinolysis was first discovered by '''Raymond Delacy Adams''', an an American [[neurologist]], in 1959.
==Historical Perspective==
==Historical Perspective==


===Discovery===
===Discovery===
* There is limited information about the historical perspective of [disease name].
OR
*[Disease name] was first discovered by [name of scientist], a [nationality + occupation], in [year]/during/following [event].
*The association between [important risk factor/cause] and [disease name] was made in/during [year/event].
*In [year], [scientist] was the first to discover the association between [risk factor] and the development of [disease name].
*In [year], [gene] mutations were first implicated in the pathogenesis of [disease name].
===Landmark Events in the Development of Treatment Strategies===


===Impact on Cultural History===
* '''Raymond Delacy Adams''' and colleagues observed a rapidly evolving [[quadriplegia]] and [[pseudobulbar palsy]] in a young alcoholic man whose postmortem examination showed a large, symmetrical, essentially [[Demyelination|demyelinative]] lesion occupying the greater part of the base of the [[pons]] In 1950.


===Famous Cases===
*Central pontine myelinolysis was first discovered by '''Raymond Delacy Adams''', an an American [[neurologist]], in 1959.
The following are a few famous cases of [disease name]:


==References==
==References==

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Mohamadmostafa Jahansouz M.D.[2]

Overview

Central pontine myelinolysis was first discovered by Raymond Delacy Adams, an an American neurologist, in 1959.

Historical Perspective

Discovery

  • Raymond Delacy Adams and colleagues observed a rapidly evolving quadriplegia and pseudobulbar palsy in a young alcoholic man whose postmortem examination showed a large, symmetrical, essentially demyelinative lesion occupying the greater part of the base of the pons In 1950.
  • Central pontine myelinolysis was first discovered by Raymond Delacy Adams, an an American neurologist, in 1959.

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