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Descriptor English:
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Marchiafava-Bignami Disease
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Enfermedad de Marchiafava-Bignami
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Doença de Marchiafava-Bignami
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Synonyms English:
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Marchiafava Bignami Disease
Marchiafava Bignami Syndrome
Marchiafava-Bignami Syndrome
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Tree Number:
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C10.228.140.163.510
C10.314.475
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Definition English:
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A neurodegenerative condition that is characterized by demyelination or necrosis of the CORPUS CALLOSUM. Symptoms include DEPRESSION; PARANOIA; DEMENTIA; SEIZURES; and ATAXIA which can progress to COMA and death in a few months. Marchiafava-Bignami syndrome is seen often in alcoholics but has been found in non-alcoholics as well. |
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History Note English:
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2008
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Record Number:
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52589
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Unique Identifier:
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D054319
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Similar:
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DeCS
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