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Diagnosis and management of Marchiafava-Bignami disease: a review of CT/MRI confirmed cases
Conclusions As thiamine deficiency is frequently associated with alcoholism, malnutrition and prolonged vomiting; we recommend prompt treatment of MBD with parenteral thiamine in such subjects. Recovery should be followed by repeated neuropsychological and MRI examinations, preferably using diffusion tensor imaging.
Source: Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry - January 17, 2014 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Hillbom, M., Saloheimo, P., Fujioka, S., Wszolek, Z. K., Juvela, S., Leone, M. A. Tags: Epilepsy and seizures, Neuroimaging, Stroke, Alcohol-related disorders, Drugs misuse (including addiction), Radiology, Radiology (diagnostics) Neuropsychiatry Source Type: research