Takayasu Iwai, Koushun Matsuo, Fukiko Morii-Kitani, Fumiko Azuma, Hisayasu Matsuo, Masahiko Takada, Masanori Nakagawa, Toshiki Mizuno, Kei Yamada
A 69-year-old man with a decades-long history of chronic alcohol consumption was admitted with gait disturbance (short steps and spasticity), deterioration of activity, and stuporous consciousness. Head magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed hyperintensity on fluid-attenuated inversion recovery imaging in the corpus callosum and frontal white matter. The lesion later became more apparent on diffusion-weighted imaging. The clinical diagnosis was Marchiafava-Bignami disease (MBD). As temporary treatment, refraining from alcohol consumption and administration of vitamins were prescribed...
August 2014: Acta Radiologica Short Reports