Marchiafava-Bignami disease with rare etiology: A case report
- Authors:
- Yongjian Cui
- Lei Zheng
- Xiaoli Wang
- Weiwen Zhang
- Dongcai Yuan
- Yan Wei
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Affiliations: The Second Department of Neurology, Harrison International Peace Hospital, Hengshui, Hebei 053000, P.R. China, Central Laboratory, Harrison International Peace Hospital, Hengshui, Hebei 053000, P.R. China
- Published online on: February 5, 2015 https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2015.2263
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Abstract
A male, 62‑year‑old patient was admitted to hospital due to dizziness and gait disturbance for 10 days. The patient had fallen a few times due to the gait instability, which was associated with stiffness and memory loss. The patient had undergone cardiac carcinoma surgery three years previously and had no drinking history. Physical examination revealed that the patient was lucid when conscious but exhibited slurred speech, apathy and cognitive impairment. The finger‑to‑nose and rapid alternating movement tests showed the patient to be slightly clumsy. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed symmetric abnormal signals in the splenium of the corpus callosum, and the diagnosis was Marchiafava-Bignami disease (MBD). The patient recovered following the administration of vitamin B and other treatments. The patient had long‑term appetite loss. A brain myelin metabolism disorder caused by long‑term malnutrition and leading to demyelinating changes in the brain may have been the cause of the MBD of this patient. Clinicians should increase awareness of this disease and should not ignore the diagnosis of it, even when the patient lacks a drinking history. Early diagnosis and treatment can improve the prognosis of the patient.
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