[Brain MR imaging of chronic alcoholism]

J Radiol. 2003 Apr;84(4 Pt 1):369-79.
[Article in French]

Abstract

Brain complications from chronic alcoholism (Wernicke encephalopathy, central pontine myelinolysis, Marchiafava-Bignami disease, Korsakoff's syndrome, hepatic encephalopathy, cerebellar atrophy, hemorrhagic and ischemic brain lesions) may be diagnosed by MR imaging.

Publication types

  • English Abstract
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Alcohol-Induced Disorders, Nervous System / diagnosis*
  • Brain / pathology
  • Brain Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Comorbidity
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Smoking / adverse effects