Radiographic imaging procedures in the diagnosis of the major central neuropathological consequences of alcohol abuse

• Published in: Australasian radiology Vol. 46; no. 2; pp. 146 - 153
• Main Authors: Scroop, Rebecca, Sage, Michael R, Voyvodic, Frank, Kat, Evelyn
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Science Pty 01.06.2002
• Subjects: alcohol; Alcohol-Related Disorders - complications; alcohol; atrophy; Atrophy; Brain - diagnostic imaging; Brain - pathology; Corpus Callosum - diagnostic imaging; Corpus Callosum - pathology; encephalopathy; Hepatic Encephalopathy - diagnosis; Hepatic Encephalopathy - etiology; Humans; Korsakoff Syndrome - diagnosis; Korsakoff Syndrome - etiology; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Marchiafava−Bignami disease; Marchiafava−Bignami disease; myelinolysis; myelinolysis; Myelinolysis, Central Pontine - diagnosis; Myelinolysis, Central Pontine - etiology; osmotic; Radiography; Wernicke−Korsakoff
• ISSN: 0004-8461; 1440-1673
• DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1673.2002.01024.x

Summary Excessive consumption of alcohol is well recognized to have specific neurologic sequelae. The MRI and CT findings in these syndromes is presented and correlated with pathological findings and suspected pathogenesis. The role of imaging in both the diagnosis and monitoring of patients is discussed.