Marchiafava-Bignami disease (MBD): differential diagnosis
Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .
Marchiafava-Bignami disease (MBD): differential diagnosis. Encephalitis, Meningitis, Stroke, Delirium. Fully referenced neurology checklist.
Neurological
- Encephalitis
- Meningitis
- Stroke
- Delirium
- Non-convulsive status epilepticus (NCSE)
- Traumatic brain injury (TBI)
- Dementia
- Osmotic demyelination disorder (ODD)
- Multiple sclerosis (MS)
- Lymphoma
Nutritional
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Toxic
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Metabolic
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References
- Singer E, Bhatt K, Prashad A, Rudman L, Gadelmoula I, Michel G. Diagnosis and management of Marchiafava-Bignami disease, a rare neurological complication of long-term alcohol abuse. Discoveries (Craiova) 2023; 11:e168.
- Sehgal V, Kesav P, Modi M, Ahuja CK. Acute Marchiafava-Bignami disease presenting as reversible dementia in a chronic alcoholic. BMJ Case Rep 2013; 2013:bcr2012008286.
- Gray MT, Young GB, Budhram A, Hammond RR. An acute presentation of Marchiafava-Bignami disease. Ann Neurol 2023 (Online ahead of print).
