A Case of Marchiafava-Bignami Disease with Reversible Brain MRI Findings of Corpus Callosal Lesions
Journal of the Korean Neurological Association
;
: 761-763, 1999.
Article
in Korean
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ABSTRACT
Marchiafava-Bignami disease(MBD), characterized by the primary degeneration of the corpus callosum, is a rare complication of chronic alcoholism. Recently, a few cases of MBD with reversible neuro-imaging abnormalities were reported. A 58-year-old, chronic alcoholic man was admitted with mental change, dysarthria, and a seizure attack. A T2-weighted Brain magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated high signal intensities in the body and splenium of the corpus callosum, multiple white matter, and cortical gray matter. Treatment with a multiple vitamin complex resulted in a near complete recovery of neurological manifestation. A brain MRI obtained four weeks after admission revealed a dramatic resolution of previous imaging abnormalities. We report a case of Marchiafava-Bignami disease with reversible neuro-imaging abnormalities.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Seizures
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Vitamins
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Brain
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Corpus Callosum
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Alcoholism
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Dysarthria
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Marchiafava-Bignami Disease
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Alcoholics
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Neurologic Manifestations
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of the Korean Neurological Association
Year:
1999
Type:
Article
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