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Thiamine deficiency : A case presentation and literature review [PDF]
This case examines the complicated hospital course of a patient ultimately diagnosed with thiamine deficiency. The presentation, diagnostic work up, and treatment of a 53-year-old male with a history of schizoaffective disorder, pituitary adenoma status ...
Easter, Alyssa, Katta, Natraj
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Abstract Background Ketoacidosis, a life‐threatening disease, can be caused by diabetes, alcohol consumption, and severe malnutrition, which are not uncommon in psychiatry. Diabetic and alcoholic ketoacidosis (AKA) are particularly frequent, and differentiating between these two is essential in terms of the substantially different treatment ...
Shun Kudo +12 more
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CJD mimics and chameleons [PDF]
Rapidly progressive dementia mimicking Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) is a relatively rare presentation but a rewarding one to become familiar with, as the potential diagnoses range from the universally fatal to the completely reversible.
Mead, S, Rudge, P
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ABSTRACT Bariatric surgery is the most clinically‐ and cost‐effective intervention for severe obesity. However, without adequate follow‐up, it can lead to nutritional deficiencies. Patients require life‐long nutritional supplements and follow‐up to prevent nutritional deficiencies from developing.
Sophie Haughton +2 more
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Wernicke’s Encephalopathy with Self Starvation
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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TWO CASES OF NON-ALCOHOLIC WERNICKE ENCEPHALOPATHY SUCCESSFULLY TREATED BY THIAMINE REPLACEMENT: DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC CONSIDERATIONS [PDF]
Wernicke\u2019s encephalopathy (WE) is an acute neurologi- cal disorder, due to a lack of thiamin (vitamin B1) which is observed mainly in alcoholic patients.
Brighina, F. +7 more
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Is Encephalopathy a Mechanism to Renew Sulfate in Autism? [PDF]
This paper makes two claims: (1) autism can be characterized as a chronic low-grade encephalopathy, associated with excess exposure to nitric oxide, ammonia and glutamate in the central nervous system, which leads to hippocampal pathologies and resulting
Ann Lauritzen +38 more
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Whilst a range of nutrition support interventions for those undergoing osteosarcoma treatment has been studied and interest is growing, the evidence is fragmented, methodologically weak and indicates wide variation in clinical practice. We identify priority research needed to establish evidence‐based clinical practice guidance.
Laura Sealy +5 more
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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 +7 more
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Cirurgia bariátrica: aspectos clínico-cirúrgicos e cuidados nutricionais inerentes [PDF]
Trabalho Complementar apresentado à Universidade Fernando Pessoa como parte dos requisitos para obtenção do grau de licenciado em Ciências da NutriçãoA obesidade é na actualidade considerada uma epidemia global.
Sousa, André Filipe Martins de
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