Marchiafava-Bignami Disease
"Marchiafava-Bignami Disease" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D054319
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C10.228.140.163.510 C10.314.475
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| Concept/Terms |
Marchiafava-Bignami Disease- Marchiafava-Bignami Disease
- Marchiafava Bignami Disease
- Marchiafava-Bignami Syndrome
- Marchiafava Bignami Syndrome
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