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Abstract <p>Acute Marchiafava-Bignami disease (MBD) can extend beyond the corpus callosum to diffuse hemispheric white matter, portending poor outcomes. We report a 57-year-old man with long-standing alcohol abuse who developed weakness and coma. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed hyperintense, swollen lesions throughout the corpus callosum and extracallosal white matter on T2-weighted imaging (T2WI)/fluid-attenuated inversion recovery (FLAIR) and diffusion-weighted imaging(DWI), consistent with cytotoxic edema. Despite prompt high-dose thiamine and aggressive supportive care, he died within days. This case underscores the diagnostic value of DWI for early detection and prognostication in acute MBD, and highlights the importance of urgent brain MRI in comatose patients with a background of chronic alcohol abuse. </p>

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Entire corpus callosum and diffuse white matter involvement in acute Marchiafava-Bignami disease

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    2025年10月4日

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  • Jieqiang Xia,
  • Qing Lin,
  • Xue Ke

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Abstract

Acute Marchiafava-Bignami disease (MBD) can extend beyond the corpus callosum to diffuse hemispheric white matter, portending poor outcomes. We report a 57-year-old man with long-standing alcohol abuse who developed weakness and coma. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed hyperintense, swollen lesions throughout the corpus callosum and extracallosal white matter on T2-weighted imaging (T2WI)/fluid-attenuated inversion recovery (FLAIR) and diffusion-weighted imaging(DWI), consistent with cytotoxic edema. Despite prompt high-dose thiamine and aggressive supportive care, he died within days. This case underscores the diagnostic value of DWI for early detection and prognostication in acute MBD, and highlights the importance of urgent brain MRI in comatose patients with a background of chronic alcohol abuse.