Wernicke’s encephalopathy and cranial nerve VII palsy in a 24-year-old patient with COVID-19
International Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2022 Background Many documented secondary neurologic manifestations are associated with COVID-19, including mild peripheral and central nervous system disorders (such as hypo/anosmia, hypo/ageusia, and cranial nerve VII palsy) and severe problems (such as ...
Maya Alexandri +5 more
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Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome diagnostics and rehabilitation in the post-acute phase
Addiction Neuroscience, 2022 Severe addiction to alcohol can lead to malnutrition. Wernicke's Encephalopathy is an acute and preventable neuropsychiatric syndrome resulting from thiamine deficiency.
Erik Oudman +6 more
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Wernicke’s Encephalopathy [PDF]
Cureus, 2018 Wernicke's encephalopathy (WE) is a neurologic emergency that requires immediate attention to prevent permanent neurological morbidity and mortality. It presents with confusion, ophthalmoplegia and gait ataxia which together comprise its classic triad.
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Wernicke’s encephalopathy [PDF]
Neurology, 2002 A 57-year-old alcoholic man was admitted for nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea for 1 month, and confusion, imbalance, and auditory and visual hallucinations for 1 week. His daughter …
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Wernicke encephalopathy complicating catatonic schizophrenia
European Psychiatry, 2021 Introduction Wernicke’s encephalopathy is a potentially fatal neurological emergency caused by thiamine deficiency. Although it is often associated with chronic alcoholism, it can also occur in all situations that lead to a thiamine deficiency such as ...
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Wernicke's encephalopathy misdiagnosed as schizophrenia： a case report
Sichuan jingshen weisheng, 2023 This article presents a case report of Wernicke's encephalopathy misdiagnosed as schizophrenia. The patient was hospitalized and diagnosed with schizophrenia at a local psychiatric hospital over a month ago.
Zhou Li'na, Liu Peiqiang
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A Critical Case of Wernicke's Encephalopathy Induced by Hyperemesis Gravidarum [PDF]
Korean Journal of Critical Care Medicine, 2015 Wernicke’s encephalopathy is a reversible but potentially critical disease caused by thiamine deficiency. Most patients complain of symptoms such as ophthalmoplegia, ataxia and confusion.
Byung Ju Kang +6 more
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Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome associated with hyperemesis gravidarum and fetal death: Case report and literature review [PDF]
, 2023 We describe a clinical case of a pregnant patient with hyperemesis gravidarum who progressed to abortion, Wernicke's encephalopathy, and Korsakoff's psychosis, all related to thiamine deficiency.
Barbosa, Orivaldo Alves +4 more
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Magnetic resonance imaging in the assessment of brain involvement in alcoholic and nonalcoholic Wernicke's encephalopathy [PDF]
, 2017 To present the typical and atypical magnetic resonance (MR) imaging findings of alcoholic and non-alcoholic Wernicke's ...
AGNELLO, Francesco +4 more
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Non-alcoholic Korsakoff syndrome in psychiatric patients with a history of undiagnosed Wernicke's encephalopathy [PDF]
, 2016 Wernicke's encephalopathy is often undiagnosed, particularly in non-alcoholics. There are very few reports of non-alcoholic patients diagnosed with Korsakoff syndrome in the absence of a prior diagnosis of Wernicke's encephalopathy and no studies of ...
Ilonen, Tuula +5 more
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