| Neglect-associated fatal Marchiafava-Bignami disease in a non-alcoholic woman. | |
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PMID: 11724438 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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We present the case of an 80-year-old malnourished and non-alcoholic woman who died from neglect-associated Marchiafava-Bignami disease, an illness usually almost exclusively occurring in male alcoholics. The patient had been bedridden for several months and had been looked after by her son. The patient was admitted to hospital in an extremely poor care condition suffering from severe exsiccosis, pressure sores and marasmus and died shortly afterwards. The initial post-mortem examination could not establish a definite cause of death, however, upon neuropathological examination a necrotising cystic lesion in the left cingulate gyrus as well as a central necrosis in the corpus callosum indicative of Marchiafava-Bignami disease were revealed. This is the first known case of Marchiafava-Bignami disease in a non-alcoholic woman and the first case in the forensic setting of neglect. |
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Authors:
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C H Rickert; B Karger; K Varchmin-Schultheiss; B Brinkmann; W Paulus |
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Type: Case Reports; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: International journal of legal medicine Volume: 115 ISSN: 0937-9827 ISO Abbreviation: Int. J. Legal Med. Publication Date: 2001 Oct |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2001-11-28 Completed Date: 2002-02-19 Revised Date: 2004-11-17 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9101456 Medline TA: Int J Legal Med Country: Germany |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 90-3 Citation Subset: IM |
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Institute of Neuropathology, University Clinics Münster, Germany. rickchr@uni-muenster.de |
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Aged Aged, 80 and over Corpus Callosum / pathology Demyelinating Diseases / pathology* Elder Abuse* Fatal Outcome Female Forensic Medicine Humans Nutrition Disorders / complications*, pathology |
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