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Descriptor
English
:
Marchiafava-Bignami Disease
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Enfermedad de Marchiafava-Bignami
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Doença de Marchiafava-Bignami
Tree Number:
C10.228.140.163.510
C10.314.475
Definition
English
:
A neurodegenerative condition that is characterized by demyelination or
necrosis
of the
CORPUS CALLOSUM
.
Symptoms
include
DEPRESSION
; PARANOIA;
DEMENTIA
;
SEIZURES
; and
ATAXIA
which can progress to
COMA
and
death
in a few months. Marchiafava-Bignami
syndrome
is seen often in
alcoholics
but has been found in non-alcoholics as well.
History Note
English
:
2008
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CI
chemically induced
CL
classification
CO
complications
CN
congenital
DI
diagnosis
DH
diet therapy
DT
drug therapy
EC
economics
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
EP
epidemiology
EH
ethnology
ET
etiology
GE
genetics
HI
history
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
MO
mortality
NU
nursing
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PP
physiopathology
PC
prevention & control
PX
psychology
RA
radiography
RI
radionuclide imaging
RT
radiotherapy
RH
rehabilitation
SU
surgery
TH
therapy
US
ultrasonography
UR
urine
VE
veterinary
VI
virology
Record Number:
52589
Unique Identifier:
D054319
Occurrence in VHL
:
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