Marchiafava Bignami disease

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Broader Terms

alcoholism /alcohol abuse, myelinopathy, organic brain syndrome

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• Marchiafava-Bignami disease is a complication of chronic alcoholism, with acute or subacute demyelination of the corpus callosum.
• The clinicopathological study of five autopsied cases of Marchiafava-Bignami disease is reported.
• Introduction TOP Introduction Case Report Discussion Conclusion References Marchiafava-Bignami disease is a rare complication of chronic alcoholism, even though some cases not related to alcohol abuse are described.
• Marchiafava-Bignami disease is a rare demyelination of the corpus callosum that occurs in chronic alcoholics, predominantly men.
• So are you doing one of these Valu-pack residencies or are you straight Neuro? Oh and incidentally, I do know what Marchiafava-Bignami disease is, and I didn't just look it up (cross my heart).

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