Fetal demise and Wernicke–Korsakoff syndrome in a patient with hyperemesis gravidarum: a case report [PDF]
Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2023 Background Wernicke–Korsakoff syndrome is a neuropsychiatric disorder caused by thiamine deficiency composed of two related disorders accounting for an acute presentation and chronic progression.
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Case report: Wernicke–Korsakoff syndrome after bariatric surgery [PDF]
Frontiers in Nutrition, 2023 Vitamin and mineral deficiencies are prevalent nutritional disorders following bariatric surgery. Although they are more prevalent after malabsorptive procedures such as bypass, they also occur in restrictive procedures such as gastric sleeve.
Margarida Alves Bento +7 more
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High-dose thiamine strategy in Wernicke–Korsakoff syndrome and related thiamine deficiency conditions associated with alcohol use disorder [PDF]
Indian Journal of Psychiatry, 2021 Thiamine is essential for the activity of several enzymes associated with energy metabolism in humans. Chronic alcohol use is associated with deficiency of thiamine along with other vitamins through several mechanisms.
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Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome in a Hunger Striker Despite Oral Thiamine Supplementation [PDF]
International Medical Case Reports Journal, 2022 Phillip Wagner,1,2 Thuy Bui1 1Department of Internal Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA; 2Department of Internal Medicine, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD, USACorrespondence: Phillip Wagner, Email Pwagner6@jh ...
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Wernicke–Korsakoff syndrome associated with mtDNA disease [PDF]
Therapeutic Advances in Neurological Disorders, 2020 Introduction: Wernicke encephalopathy (WE) and Wernicke–Korsakoff syndrome (WKS) are well-known disorders caused by thiamine deficiency. In addition to the classical concept of these diseases, some literature data suggest a connection between ...
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Study on the protective effects and mechanisms of eleutherococcus senticosus on korsakoff syndrome [PDF]
Frontiers in NeuroscienceKorsakoff syndrome (KS), as a central nervous system disorder caused by prolonged alcohol exposure, is primarily characterized by cognitive dysfunction, which has long-term effects on patients’ lives, and there is currently a lack of effective ...
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Anorexia nervosa and Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome: case report an literature review [PDF]
European Psychiatry, 2023 Introduction Wenicke-Korsakoff syndrome (WKS) is a neurological disorder caused by thiamine deficiency. Wernicke Encephalopathy (WE) is the acute phase and the chronic phase is called Korsakoff-syndrome (KS).
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Неврология, нейропсихиатрия, психосоматика, 2014 Wernicke’s encephalopathy and Korsakoff’s psychosis are the acute and chronic phases of Wernicke–Korsakov syndrome, a neurodegenerative process that is caused by thiamine deficiency and predominantly develops in persons with severe alcohol problems.
Yu. P. Sivolap, I. V. Damulin
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A patient with Korsakoff syndrome of psychiatric and alcoholic etiology presenting as DSM-5 mild neurocognitive disorder [PDF]
Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment, 2019 Georgios Nikolakaros,1,2 Timo Kurki,3,4 Arttu Myllymäki,1 Tuula Ilonen51Satakunta Hospital District, Psychiatric Care Division, General Psychiatry Outpatient Clinic, Pori, Finland; 2HUS Medical Imaging Center, Department of Clinical Neurophysiology,
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What can go wrong in hyperemesis gravidarum: Wernicke–Korsakoff syndrome in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe [PDF]
Clinical Case Reports, 2018 Key Clinical Message We report two cases of Wernicke–Korsakoff syndrome (WKS) secondary to hyperemesis gravidarum. Oral thiamine was administered (intravenous unavailable locally).
Fiona T. Nhari, Narcisious B. T. Dzvanga
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