The first case of Marchiafava-Bignami disease in a German is reported. The female patient was a heavy drinker and died after a fortnight of coma. Necropsy showed a typical degeneration of the corpus callosum and of the subcortical white matter of the right cerebral hemisphere. Furthermore, this case
Marchiafava-Bignami disease
β Scribed by E. Clavier; J. Thiebot; T. Delangre; D. Hannequin; M. Samson; M. Benozio
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1986
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 114 KB
- Volume
- 28
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0028-3940
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