Marchiafava-bignami disease
Marchiafava-Bignami disease Mar·chia·fa·va-Bi·gna·mi disease (mär’kyə-fä’və-bĭ-nyä’mē, -bē-)
n.
Degeneration of the corpus callosum, characterized by mental deterioration, dementia, and convulsions, and occurring predominately in chronic alcoholics.
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