Transient encephalopathy in a postoperative non-alcoholic female with Marchiafava-Bignami disease

Lesli E. Rusche-Skolarus; Brendan P. Lucey; Katie D. Vo; B. Joy Snider

doi:10.1016/j.clineuro.2007.05.005

Transient encephalopathy in a postoperative non-alcoholic female with Marchiafava-Bignami disease

Lesli E. Rusche-Skolarus^*, Brendan P. Lucey, Katie D. Vo, B. Joy Snider

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Neurology

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Abstract

Marchiafava-Bignami disease (MBD) is historically reported in middle-aged alcoholic men. We describe the presentation, course and radiological findings of a young non-alcoholic woman who developed encephalopathy and MRI findings consistent with MBD postoperatively. She returned to baseline after vitamin supplementation. We believe it is important to diagnose MBD because it is a potentially reversible encephalopathy.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	713-715
Number of pages	3
Journal	Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery
Volume	109
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clineuro.2007.05.005
State	Published - Oct 2007

Keywords

Corpus callosum
Encephalopathy
Malnutrition
Marchiafava-Bignami disease

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Surgery
Clinical Neurology

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Transient encephalopathy in a postoperative non-alcoholic female with Marchiafava-Bignami disease

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