Tian TY et al: Marchiafava Bignami Disease. StatPearls Publishing, 2020
Fouarge E et al: [Neurological consequences of alcoholism.] Rev Med Liege. 74(5-6):310-3, 2019
Hammoud N et al: Chronic neurologic effects of alcohol. Clin Liver Dis. 23(1):141-55, 2019
Sinha S et al: Wernicke encephalopathy-clinical pearls. Mayo Clin Proc. 94(6):1065-72, 2019
Harrison NL et al: Effects of acute alcohol on excitability in the CNS. Neuropharmacology. 122:36-45, 2017
Dujmović I et al: Teaching NeuroImages: reversible widespread brain MRI lesions in Marchiafava-Bignami disease. Neurology. 84(11):e81-2, 2015
de la Monte SM et al: Human alcohol-related neuropathology. Acta Neuropathol. 127(1):71-90, 2014
Kim TE et al: Wernicke encephalopathy and ethanol-related syndromes. Semin Ultrasound CT MR. 35(2):85-96, 2014
Leon-Hernandez A et al: [Marchiafava-Bignami disease.] Rev Neurol. 58(11):516-7, 2014
Manzo G et al: MR imaging findings in alcoholic and nonalcoholic acute Wernicke's encephalopathy: a review. Biomed Res Int. 2014:503596, 2014
Wicklund MR et al: Brain MRI findings in Wernicke encephalopathy. Neurol Clin Pract. 3(4):363-4, 2013
Francini-Pesenti F et al: Wernicke's syndrome during parenteral feeding: not an unusual complication. Nutrition. 25(2):142-6, 2009
Sullivan EV et al: Neuroimaging of the Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome. Alcohol Alcohol. 44(2):155-65, 2009
Wobrock T et al: Effects of abstinence on brain morphology in alcoholism: a MRI study. Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosci. 259(3):143-50, 2009
Zuccoli G et al: MR imaging findings in 56 patients with Wernicke encephalopathy: nonalcoholics may differ from alcoholics. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 30(1):171-6, 2009
Hagiwara K et al: Extensive central and extrapontine myelinolysis in a case of chronic alcoholism without hyponatremia: a case report with analysis of serial MR findings. Intern Med. 47(5):431-5, 2008
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Abbreviations
Alcohol [ethanol (EtOH)]
Acute alcohol poisoning (AAP)
Chronic alcoholic encephalopathy (CAE)
Wernicke encephalopathy (WE)
Marchiafava-Bignami disease (MBD)
Definitions
Acute, subacute, or chronic toxic effects of EtOH, potent neurotoxin on CNS
Tian TY et al: Marchiafava Bignami Disease. StatPearls Publishing, 2020
Fouarge E et al: [Neurological consequences of alcoholism.] Rev Med Liege. 74(5-6):310-3, 2019
Hammoud N et al: Chronic neurologic effects of alcohol. Clin Liver Dis. 23(1):141-55, 2019
Sinha S et al: Wernicke encephalopathy-clinical pearls. Mayo Clin Proc. 94(6):1065-72, 2019
Harrison NL et al: Effects of acute alcohol on excitability in the CNS. Neuropharmacology. 122:36-45, 2017
Dujmović I et al: Teaching NeuroImages: reversible widespread brain MRI lesions in Marchiafava-Bignami disease. Neurology. 84(11):e81-2, 2015
de la Monte SM et al: Human alcohol-related neuropathology. Acta Neuropathol. 127(1):71-90, 2014
Kim TE et al: Wernicke encephalopathy and ethanol-related syndromes. Semin Ultrasound CT MR. 35(2):85-96, 2014
Leon-Hernandez A et al: [Marchiafava-Bignami disease.] Rev Neurol. 58(11):516-7, 2014
Manzo G et al: MR imaging findings in alcoholic and nonalcoholic acute Wernicke's encephalopathy: a review. Biomed Res Int. 2014:503596, 2014
Wicklund MR et al: Brain MRI findings in Wernicke encephalopathy. Neurol Clin Pract. 3(4):363-4, 2013
Francini-Pesenti F et al: Wernicke's syndrome during parenteral feeding: not an unusual complication. Nutrition. 25(2):142-6, 2009
Sullivan EV et al: Neuroimaging of the Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome. Alcohol Alcohol. 44(2):155-65, 2009
Wobrock T et al: Effects of abstinence on brain morphology in alcoholism: a MRI study. Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosci. 259(3):143-50, 2009
Zuccoli G et al: MR imaging findings in 56 patients with Wernicke encephalopathy: nonalcoholics may differ from alcoholics. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 30(1):171-6, 2009
Hagiwara K et al: Extensive central and extrapontine myelinolysis in a case of chronic alcoholism without hyponatremia: a case report with analysis of serial MR findings. Intern Med. 47(5):431-5, 2008
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