Pediatric non-alcoholic Wernicke’s encephalopathy: a case report [PDF]
Italian Journal of PediatricsWernicke-Korsakoff syndrome is a neurological disorder caused by thiamine (vitamin B1) deficiency. This encephalopathy is typically suspected in alcoholics adults, but it is important to remember that other less known and suspected causes can determine ...
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Cervical cord lesions in Wernicke's encephalopathy [PDF]
Radiology Case Reports, 2022 A 30-year-old woman suffering from an eating disorder and alcoholism presented with a progressively worsening gait disturbance lasting 2 weeks. Her neurological findings included impaired ocular motility and trunk ataxia.
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Total parenteral nutrition-induced Wernicke’s encephalopathy after oncologic gastrointestinal surgery [PDF]
Open Medicine, 2020 Carl Wernicke described the disease bearing his name in 1881 and reported three cases characterized by the presence of mental confusion, ataxia, and ophthalmoplegia.
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Wernicke’s encephalopathy in a patient with adenoid cystic carcinoma: case report and literature review [PDF]
Frontiers in OncologyWernicke’s encephalopathy is an acute neurologic disorder caused by thiamine (vitamin B1) deficiency, which is most commonly associated with alcoholism.
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Wernicke's encephalopathy: Is visual loss a red herring? [PDF]
Clinical Case Reports, 2022 Predominantly visual loss, is very rare in Wernicke's encephalopathy. A 22 year old lady, in her 28th week of gestation, presented with a confused mental state, bilateral papilloedema with retinal hemorrhages, ophthalmoparesis, and cerebellar signs.
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Mutations in a thiaminetransporter gene and Wernicke's-like encephalopathy [PDF]
, 2009 journal ...
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Two cases of Wernicke's encephalopathy in young age patients receiving allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation [PDF]
, 2012 Wernicke's encephalopathy is an acute neurolopsychiatric syndrome caused by thiamine deficiency, and classically presents with the triad of opthalmopathy, ataxia and altered mentality. Both prolonged total parenteral nutrition and reduced oral intake can
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Wernicke's encephalopathy in a child with high dose thiamine therapy [PDF]
Korean Journal of Pediatrics, 2014 Wernicke's encephalopathy is an acute neurological disorder characterized by mental confusion, oculomotor dysfunction, and ataxia. It has been reported in individuals with alcohol dependence, hyperemesis gravidarum, and prolonged parenteral nutrition ...
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Wernicke’s encephalopathy with pinpoint pupils and diplopia [PDF]
BMC NeurologyThis case report presents the clinical findings of a female patient diagnosed with Wernicke’s encephalopathy, characterized by pinpoint pupils. While pupillary changes can occur in Wernicke’s encephalopathy, the presence of pinpoint pupils is exceedingly
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Wernicke’s Encephalopathy in Colon Cancer [PDF]
Case Reports in Oncology, 2010 Wernicke’s syndrome, caused by thiamine deficiency, is most commonly associated with alcoholism but can also occur in patients who are malnourished or have malabsorption of nutrients for other reasons. Since the classic triad of encephalopathy, nystagmus
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