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KMID : 0363320040250030569
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Journal of Korean Oriental Internal Medicine
2004 Volume.25 No. 3 p.569 ~ p.572
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A case report of Marchiafava-Bignami disease with stroke symptoms
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Chang Woo-Seok
Lee So-Yeon
Yoon Hyun-Duk
Park Chi-Sang
Park Chang-Gook
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Abstract
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Marchiafava-Bignami Disease(MBD) is a rate disease caused by chronic alcohol abuse and involves the degeneration of corpus callosum pathological in character. Until recently there was no method to diagnose MBD except postmortem examination, but nowadays rodiology has advanced increasingly, so MBD can be diagnosed correftly and easily. A case of MBD with stroke symptoms is reported. A 56-year-old man who has been a heavy alcoholic for several years was admitted with stroke symptoms such as stuporous mental, hemi-extremities weakness, dysphasia and dysphagia. After treatment these symptoms were improved.
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KEYWORD
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Marchiafava-Bignami disease(MBD), alcoholism, stroke
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