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 **Vermis atrophy is also seen in schizophrenia.<ref name=pmid1938163>{{cite journal |author=Sandyk R, Kay SR, Merriam AE |title=Atrophy of the cerebellar vermis: relevance to the symptoms of schizophrenia |journal=Int. J. Neurosci. |volume=57 |issue=3-4 |pages=205–12 |year=1991 |month=April |pmid=1938163 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
-*Marchiafava-Bignami Disease:
+====Marchiafava-Bignami Disease====
-**Rare.
+*Rare.
-**Demyelination of the corpus callosum.<ref name=pmid15760886>{{cite journal |author=Johkura K, Naito M, Naka T |title=Cortical involvement in Marchiafava-Bignami disease |journal=AJNR Am J Neuroradiol |volume=26 |issue=3 |pages=670–3 |year=2005 |month=March |pmid=15760886 |doi= |url=http://www.ajnr.org/cgi/content/full/26/3/670}}</ref>
+*Demyelination of the corpus callosum.<ref name=pmid15760886>{{cite journal |author=Johkura K, Naito M, Naka T |title=Cortical involvement in Marchiafava-Bignami disease |journal=AJNR Am J Neuroradiol |volume=26 |issue=3 |pages=670–3 |year=2005 |month=March |pmid=15760886 |doi= |url=http://www.ajnr.org/cgi/content/full/26/3/670}}</ref>
-===Common non-specific findings===
+====Wernicke's encephalopathy====
+General:
+*Due to thiamine deficiency.
+Features:
+*Neurons preserved - '''key'''.
+*Loss of myelin.
+*Hemorrhage.
+*Spongiosis.
+*Reactive blood vessels.
+====Common non-specific findings====
 *[[Intracranial haemorrhage]] - due to trauma.