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P06 | Development of wet beriberi with prolonged Qtc and severe LVEF in a Wernicke’s encephalopathy patient

Italian Journal of Medicine
Background: Severe thiamine deficiency, generally associated with alcohol-related disorders and malnutrition, can cause cognitive impairment (Wernicke’s encephalopathy, WE), peripheral neuropathy (dry beriberi) or heart failure (wet beriberi).
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Estudio clínico y epidemiológico de un brote de beriberi húmedo en Cartagena de Indias, Colombia, 1992-1993

Biomédica: revista del Instituto Nacional de Salud, 1996
La presente investigación ha tenido como objetivo primordial aclarar la etiología de un cuadro clínico caracterizado por edema de las piernas, disestesias con déficit motor en miembros inferiores que, en dos casos, incluyó una cardiopatía que llevó a ...
M. Martínez +13 more
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Wernicke’s Encephalopathy, Wet Beriberi, and Polyneuropathy in a Patient with Folate and Thiamine Deficiency Related to Gastric Phytobezoar

Case Reports in Neurological Medicine, 2015
Background. Wernicke’s encephalopathy (WE) is an acute neurological disorder resulting from thiamine deficiency. It is mainly related to alcohol abuse but it can be associated with other conditions such as gastrointestinal disorders.
Nuria Huertas-González +3 more
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Cardiovascular beriberi: rare cause of reversible pulmonary hypertension [PDF]