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Term ID: | 6784 |
Name: | Marchiafava-Bignami Disease |
Definition: | A neurodegenerative condition that is characterized by demyelination or necrosis of the CORPUS CALLOSUM. Symptoms include DEPRESSION; PARANOIA; DEMENTIA; SEIZURES; and ATAXIA which can progress to COMA and death in a few months. Marchiafava-Bignami syndrome is seen often in alcoholics but has been found in non-alcoholics as well. |
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ParentIDs: | MESH:D001928|MESH:D003711 |
TreeNumbers: | C10.228.140.163.510 |C10.314.475 |
Synonyms: | Marchiafava Bignami Disease |Marchiafava Bignami Syndrome |Marchiafava-Bignami Syndrome |
Slim Mappings: | Nervous system disease |
Reference: |
MedGen: D054319
MeSH: D054319
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Genes: | Phenotypes | | Disease Causing ClinVar Variants | |
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