Wernicke Encephalopathy with Simultaneous Marchiafava-Bignami Disease
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منابع مشابه
[Marchiafava-Bignami disease].
One case of subacute development of Marchiafava-Bignami disease (MBD) is reported. The clinical characteristics and pathogenetic aspects of the disease are discussed. The usage of MRI in the diagnosis of MBD before the patient's death was the first ever in China.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the Korean Neurological Association
سال: 2018
ISSN: 1225-7044,2288-985X
DOI: 10.17340/jkna.2018.3.30