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Case Report: Case of Wernicke’s encephalopathy complicated by postoperative gastroparesis following sigmoid colon malignant tumor surgery with a literature review

Frontiers in Oncology
ObjectiveTo explore the pathogenesis, clinical characteristics, and key points of the diagnosis and treatment of postoperative gastroparesis (POG) complicated by Wernicke’s encephalopathy (WE) after sigmoid colon malignant tumor resection so as to ...
Zhengpeng Qian, Zhengpeng Qian, Dewang Wu, Chengzhang Zhu, Shiyun Xu, Binbin Du, Binbin Du, JingJing Li   +7 more
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Nonalcoholic Wernicke’s Encephalopathy Associated with Unintentional Weight Loss, Cholecystectomy, and Intractable Vomiting: The Role of Dual Thiamine and Corticosteroid Therapy

Case Reports in Neurological Medicine, 2014
A 23-year-old male with one month of intractable vomiting, subsequent cholecystitis status post cholecystectomy, and overall 40-pound weight loss over the last few months presented with altered mental status and seizures.
Vivek Verma, Chenell Donadee, Leslie Gomez, Marina Zaretskaya   +3 more
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Wernicke encephalopathy observed in a cancer patient receiving terminal‐stage home care

Journal of General and Family Medicine, Volume 26, Issue 6, Page 626-629, November 2025.
Abstract We report an 80 year old man in the terminal stage of cancer receiving home care. On the 18th day after starting home care, he experienced a sudden onset of impaired consciousness, unsteadiness of gait, and ophthalmoplegia. Based on the clinical symptoms and a prolonged loss of appetite, Wernicke encephalopathy (WE) was suspected. Thiamine 100 
Minoru Saiki, Mayumi Ishida, Yoshitaka Ooya, Nozomu Uchida, Hideki Onishi   +4 more
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Wernicke's Encephalopathy

, 2012
Wernicke’s Encephalopathy (WE) is an underdiagnosed, potentially fatal, acute or subacute neurologic disorder caused by the impairment of thiamine (vitamin B1) -dependent enzymatic activity in susceptible brain cells. The biologically active form of thiamine (TH), thiamine diphosphate (THDP), serves as a cofactor for several apoenzymes involved mainly ...
Tanasescu, Radu, Dumitrescu, Laura, Dragos, Carmen, Luca, Dimela, Oprisan, Alexandra, Coclitu, Catalina, Simionescu, Oana, Cojocaru, Lorena, Stan, Marius, Carasca, Andreea, Gitman, Andreea, Chiru, Adela, Ticmeanu, Marina   +12 more
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Recurrent anorexia because of gastrointestinal beriberi in a home care patient

Journal of General and Family Medicine, Volume 26, Issue 6, Page 637-641, November 2025.
An elderly man with a history of unexplained anorexia and lethargy was diagnosed with gastrointestinal beriberi during home care. Empiric oral thiamine supplementation led to dramatic improvement, underscoring the importance of early recognition and treatment of thiamine deficiency.
Ren Kawamura, Tsuyoshi Enokihara, Yousuke Tsukinaga, Taro Shimizu   +3 more
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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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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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Wernicke's Encephalopathy: A Forgotten Disease

Erciyes Medical Journal, 2019
Wernicke's encephalopathy (WE) is an acute neurological condition characterized by ataxia, confusion, ocular findings, and impairment of consciousness due to thiamine deficiency.
Sevda Onuk, Hasan Dirik, Ramazan Aktaş, Şahin Temel, Nevzat Herdem, Nurhayat Tuğra Özer, Gülşah Güneş Şahin, Murat Sungur, Kürşat Gündoğan   +8 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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