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.
Alisa Olmsted +3 more
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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.
Samir Kumar Praharaj +4 more
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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 ...
Idris Janos Jimoh +9 more
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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).
S. Yelmo-Cruz +11 more
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Wernicke Korsakoff syndrome in a teenage female as a complication of COVID‐19 [PDF]
Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open, 2022 Wernicke encephalitis (WE) is usually associated with alcohol use disorder and caused by a deficiency in thiamine. Classic findings include confusion, ataxia, and ophthalmoplegia.
Hannah Skok +2 more
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Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome in Primary Peritoneal Cancer [PDF]
Case Reports in Oncology, 2013 Wernicke encephalopathy is a disease that constitutes a medical emergency, but one that can be reversed with thiamine repletion if it is recognized early.
Ki Hyang Kim
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Deficiency of thiamine and Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome – review of pathophysiology, clinical presentation , diagnostics and treatment [PDF]
Journal of Education, Health and SportIntroduction and aim of the study: Thiamine is a water-soluble vitamine, which bioactive form is necessary for energy metabolism in all cells. Deficiency of thiamine may be caused by malnutrition, alcoholism and certain diseases and it leads to an acute ...
Roksana Zdunek +9 more
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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 ...
Wagner P, Bui T
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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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