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Starvation-induced diplopia and weakness: a case of beriberi and Wernicke’s encephalopathy
A 56-year-old teetotaller man with hypertension and gout presented with a week duration of painless worsening diplopia on a background of loss of weight and appetite, generalised lethargy and weakness for 1 year.
T. Z. Tan+3 more
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A 42 year-old patient presented with circulatory failure and lactic acidosis. Clinical features, later coupled with biological tests, led to the diagnosis of wet beriberi syndrome and scurvy.
Ahmad Hayek, MD+4 more
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Gender and fisheries of Lake Kainji, Nigeria: a review [PDF]
The paper examined gender and fisheries of Lake Kainji, Nigeria. The study highlights socio economic characteristics of women involved in Kainji Lake fisheries, important issues about gender and fisheries.
Ayanda, J.O.+5 more
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Three Ships with Beriberi Outbreaks Shown to Have Had Extensive Formation of Carbonic Oxides During the Voyage — Analysis of Beriberi Blood — Conclusion That Beriberi Is Nothing But Carbonic Poisoning of the Blood [PDF]
Albert S. Ashmead
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BERIBERI ON THE ISTHMUS OF PANAMA. [PDF]
It is not the purpose of this paper to give any new information on the etiology of beriberi. The subject has been extensively investigated by Pekelharing and Winkler, Manson, Wright and the Japanese school, and germs have been isolated, which, it is claimed, are the cause of the disease. These claims, however, have not been substantiated.
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Thiamine deficiency : A case presentation and literature review [PDF]
This case examines the complicated hospital course of a patient ultimately diagnosed with thiamine deficiency. The presentation, diagnostic work up, and treatment of a 53-year-old male with a history of schizoaffective disorder, pituitary adenoma status ...
Easter, Alyssa, Katta, Natraj
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The use of Human Subjects in Biomedical Research: A Problematic Scientific Past Shapes Present Ethical Challenges [PDF]
The ethics of human experimentation is a relatively new phenomenon in medicine. The Nuremberg Code and the Helsinki Declaration focused on informed consent in human experimentation.
Pawlik, Timothy M.
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