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Marchiafava-Bignami disease: CT and MR findings

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We describe characteristic findings in a patient with Marchiafava-Bignami disease who was serially imaged with CT and MR. Involvement of the entire corpus callosum was visualized with both types of imaging. Following administration of gadolinium-DTPA, the lesion was clearly enhanced in the subacute stage.

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  1. Department of Radiology, Nagoya City University Medical School, 1 Kawasumi, Mizuho-cho, Mizuho-ku, Nagoya, 467, Aichi, Japan

    S. Otake, H. Mizutani & S. Ohba

  2. Second Department of Medicine, Nagoya City University Medical School, 1 Kawasumi, Mizuho-cho, Mizuho-ku, Nagoya, 467, Aichi, Japan

    S. Mitake

  3. Second Department of Surgery, Nagoya City University Medical School, 1 Kawasumi, Mizuho-cho, Mizuho-ku, Nagoya, 467, Aichi, Japan

    Y. Kureyama

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Otake, S., Mizutani, H., Ohba, S. et al. Marchiafava-Bignami disease: CT and MR findings. Eur. Radiol. 2, 382–384 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00175448

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