Marchiafava-Bignami Disease: a Reality. A Case Report
Marchiafava-Bignami disease has been recognized as a syndrome characterized by necrosis and focal demyelination of the corpus callosum. It was first described in 1903 by the pathologists Marchiafava and Bignami in three Italian alcoholic patients who drink red wine. The case of a 55-year-old patient...
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| author | Masleidy Valladares Valle Juan Ibrahim García Leonard Ada Sánchez Lozano |
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| description | Marchiafava-Bignami disease has been recognized as a syndrome characterized by necrosis and focal demyelination of the corpus callosum. It was first described in 1903 by the pathologists Marchiafava and Bignami in three Italian alcoholic patients who drink red wine. The case of a 55-year-old patient is reported, alcoholic, who attended with generalized epileptic seizures and impaired level of consciousness. Magnetic resonance imaging of the skull revealed demyelination of the corpus callosum, white and gray matter of the parietal and frontal lobes, leading to the diagnosis of acute Marchiafava-Bignami type A disease. The patient died of hospital-acquired pneumonia 15 days later of income. Knowledge of this disease is necessary, because despite the poor prognosis of its acute form, cases of good evolution with timely diagnosis and treatment are reported. The case is presented with the aim of evidencing the diagnosis of a rare disease that can be expressed in a variable way and qualifies as a medical emergency. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-ef8efe1fde364e2ebcf501291a9646192025-01-30T21:22:01ZspaUniversidad de las Ciencias Médicas de CienfuegosRevista Finlay2221-24342022-04-01122239244567Marchiafava-Bignami Disease: a Reality. A Case ReportMasleidy Valladares Valle0Juan Ibrahim García Leonard1Ada Sánchez Lozano2Hospital General Universitario Dr. Gustavo Aldereguía Lima. Cienfuegos.Hospital General Universitario Dr. Gustavo Aldereguía Lima. Cienfuegos.Hospital General Universitario Dr. Gustavo Aldereguía Lima. Cienfuegos.Marchiafava-Bignami disease has been recognized as a syndrome characterized by necrosis and focal demyelination of the corpus callosum. It was first described in 1903 by the pathologists Marchiafava and Bignami in three Italian alcoholic patients who drink red wine. The case of a 55-year-old patient is reported, alcoholic, who attended with generalized epileptic seizures and impaired level of consciousness. Magnetic resonance imaging of the skull revealed demyelination of the corpus callosum, white and gray matter of the parietal and frontal lobes, leading to the diagnosis of acute Marchiafava-Bignami type A disease. The patient died of hospital-acquired pneumonia 15 days later of income. Knowledge of this disease is necessary, because despite the poor prognosis of its acute form, cases of good evolution with timely diagnosis and treatment are reported. The case is presented with the aim of evidencing the diagnosis of a rare disease that can be expressed in a variable way and qualifies as a medical emergency.https://revfinlay.sld.cu/index.php/finlay/article/view/981enfermedad de marchiafava-bignamiresonancia magnéticareporte de casos |
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| title | Marchiafava-Bignami Disease: a Reality. A Case Report |
| title_full | Marchiafava-Bignami Disease: a Reality. A Case Report |
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| title_short | Marchiafava-Bignami Disease: a Reality. A Case Report |
| title_sort | marchiafava bignami disease a reality a case report |
| topic | enfermedad de marchiafava-bignami resonancia magnética reporte de casos |
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