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Anorexia nervosa and Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome: a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2010
Introduction Wernicke's encephalopathy is an acute, potentially fatal, neuropsychiatric syndrome resulting from thiamine deficiency. The disorder is still greatly under-diagnosed, and failure to promptly identify and adequately treat the condition can ...
Dantas Clarissa R, Banzato Claudio EM, Silva Luiz FAL, Saad Laura, Garcia Celso   +4 more
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Diuretics and Vitamin B,: Are Diuretics a Risk Factor for Thiamin Malnutrition? [PDF]

, 2017
Despite modern pharmacologic agents in the therapy of heart failure, the prevalence of heart failure is increasing worldwide. In the vitamin B1 deficiency disease beriberi, cardiac symptoms may represent the central feature.
Suter, Paolo M., Vetter, Wilhelm
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Structure‐based discovery of thiamine uptake inhibitors

British Journal of Pharmacology, Volume 182, Issue 22, Page 5611-5626, November 2025.
Background and Purpose Thiamine (vitamin B1) is an essential coenzyme and catalyses various reactions in central metabolic pathways. Since mammals have lost the ability to synthesise thiamine de novo, this micronutrient has to be imported via the high affinity solute carriers SLC19A2 and A3 across the plasma membrane.
Florian Gabriel, Björn Windshügel, Christian Löw   +2 more
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Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorders Mimicking Wernicke’s Encephalopathy: A Difficult Differential Diagnosis

Acta Neurologica Taiwanica
Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders (NMOSD) encompass a spectrum of immunomediated diseases presenting with diverse syndromes. Conversely, Wernicke’s encephalopathy denotes an acute neurological condition stemming from severe thiamine (Vitamin B1 ...
Hussein Algahtani, Bader Shirah, Fawzia Alahmri, Nawal Abdelghaffar, Saeed A. Alqahtani   +4 more
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A Fatal Case of Wernicke’s Encephalopathy after Sleeve Gastrectomy for Morbid Obesity

Case Reports in Surgery, 2014
Wernicke’s encephalopathy is an acute neuropsychiatric disorder, due to thiamine (vitamin B1) deficiency. It is traditionally described in chronic alcohol abusers; however obesity surgery is an emerging cause, as the number of bariatric procedures ...
Dimitrios K. Manatakis, Nikolaos Georgopoulos   +1 more
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Wernicke's Encephalopathy: 'plus ca change, plus c'est la meme chose' [PDF]

, 2008
Aims: To develop clinical guidelines to identify individuals who misuse alcohol and are at risk of developing Wernicke's Encephalopathy (WE). Method: Non-systematic literature review of studies which includes a careful clinical record of the development ...
Cook, C.C.H., Guerrini, I., Harper, C., Marshall, E.J., Sheedy, D., Thomson, A.D.   +5 more
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Wernicke’s Encephalopathy from Hyperemesis Gravidarum. A Case Report

Albanian Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery
Introduction: Wernicke's encephalopathy (WE) is a potentially reversible, yet serious neurological emergency due to vitamin B1 (thiamine) deficiency. It is a rare but known complication of hyperemesis gravidarum.
Teuta Dalipi, Suzana Klenkoski, Gazmend Mehmeti, Rezeart Dalipi   +3 more
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Wernicke’s Encephalopathy with Self Starvation

Pediatric Neurology Briefs, 1998
A 10-year-old boy was referred for inpatient psychiatric evaluation at the Children’s National Medical Center, Washington, DC, because of a 2-month history of food refusal and a 9 kg weight loss after choking on a raisin.
J Gordon Millichap
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The role of MRI in the prognosis of Wernicke's encephalopathy [PDF]

, 2023
Tomoaki Kitaguchi, Yoshiaki Ota, Eric Liao, Toshio Moritani, Gaurang Shah, Kei Yamada, Ashok Srinivasan   +6 more
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Wernicke's encephalopathy

Chinese Journal of Contemporary Neurology and Neurosurgery, 2017
DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1672-6731.2017.09 ...
Tong HAN
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