Acute Marchiafava-Bignami disease with widespread callosal and cortical lesions

Journal of Korean Medical Science

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 908-911

  Kim, Min Jeong ^a   Kim, Jong Kuk ^a   Yoo, Bong Goo ^a   Kim, Kwang Soo ^a   Young, Duk Jo ^a  

^a Kosin University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Alcohol related disorders; Cerebral cortex; Diffusion magnetic resonance imaging

Indexed keywords

EID: 36148960075     PISSN: 10118934     EISSN: 15986357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2007.22.5.908     Document Type: Article

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