The Journal of Internal Korean Medicine (대한한방내과학회지)

The Society of Internal Korean Medicine (대한한방내과학회)
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A case report of Marchiafava-Bignami disease with stroke symptoms

중풍증상(中風症狀)과 함께 나타난 Marchiafava-Bignami 병 1예 보고

  • Lee, So-Yeon (Department of Internal medicine, College of Oriental Medicine, Daegu Haany University) ;
  • Yoon, Hyeon-Deok (Department of Internal medicine, College of Oriental Medicine, Daegu Haany University) ;
  • Park, Chi-Sang (Department of Internal medicine, College of Oriental Medicine, Daegu Haany University) ;
  • Park, Chang-Gook (Department of Internal medicine, College of Oriental Medicine, Daegu Haany University) ;
  • Jang, Woo-Seok (Department of Internal medicine, College of Oriental Medicine, Daegu Haany University)
  • 이소연 (대구한의대학교 한의과대학 심계내과학교실) ;
  • 윤현덕 (대구한의대학교 한의과대학 심계내과학교실) ;
  • 박치상 (대구한의대학교 한의과대학 심계내과학교실) ;
  • 박창국 (대구한의대학교 한의과대학 심계내과학교실) ;
  • 장우석 (대구한의대학교 한의과대학 심계내과학교실)
  • Published : 2004.09.30
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Abstract

Marchiafava-Bignami Disease(MBD) is a rate disease caused by chronic alcohol abuse and involves the degeneration of corpus callosum pathological in character. Until recently there was no method to diagnose MBD except postmortem examination, but nowadays rodiology has advanced increasingly, so MBD can be diagnosed correftly and easily. A case of MBD with stroke symptoms is reported. A 56-year-old man who has been a heavy alcoholic for several years was admitted with stroke symptoms such as stuporous mental, hemi-extremities weakness, dysphasia and dysphagia. After treatment these symptoms were improved.

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