Marchiafava-Bignami disease: prompt diagnosis made by magnetic resonance brain imaging

Satroi Akita, M.D, 1,2

Takeshi Takakuwa, M.D. 1

Kouji Kajinami, M.D. 2

1. Department of Internal Medicine, Nanto Chuo Hospital, Nanto City, Toyama, Japan

2. Department of Cardiology, Kanazawa Medical University, Uchinada, Ishikawa, Japan

Correspondence should be addressed to:

Kouji Kajinami, M.D.

Department of Cardiology, Kanazawa Medical University, 1-1 Daigaku, Uchinada 920-0293, Japan.

Phone: +81-76-286-2211 Ext.33206

Fax: +81-76-286-3780

E-mail: kajinami@kanazawa-med.ac.jp

Key Words

Marchiafava-Bignami disease

Magnetic resonance imaging

Alcohol consumption