Marchiafava Bignami Disease–A corpus callosum anathema

Dr Kavita Krishna; Dr Nitin Gadkari; Dr Kaustubh Shendkar; Dr Siddharth Dharamsi

Volume : IV, Issue : XII, December - 2014

Marchiafava Bignami Disease–A corpus callosum anathema

Dr Kavita Krishna, Dr Nitin Gadkari, Dr Kaustubh Shendkar, Dr Siddharth Dharamsi

Abstract :

Chronic alcohol abuse may lead to myriad spectrum of neuropsychiatric conditions out of which Marchiafava–Bignami Disease (MBD) is a rare one. It is characterised by symmetrical demyelination of the middle portion of corpus callosum. We present case history of 47 year old male with history of chronic alcoholism presenting with seizures and finally diagnosed as having Marchiafava–Bignami Disease (MBD).