Chapter 6 - Diseases of the nervous system (G00-G99)»Demyelinating diseases of the central nervous system (G35-G37)»Central demyelination of corpus callosum (G37.1)
G37.1
Central demyelination of corpus callosum
Related indications (MeSH) (1)
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.