MULTIPLE CEREBRAL METASTASES MIMICKING WERNICKE'S ENCEPHALOPATHY IN A CHRONIC ALCOHOLIC [PDF]
Aims: Alcohol dependent patients in withdrawal display a wide spectrum of neurological and neuropsychological symptoms that complicate diagnosis. We report the case of a 53-year-old male alcoholic with disorientation, ataxia and nystagmus in alcohol ...
EULER, SEBASTIAN +4 more
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Reduced brain mammillary body volumes and memory deficits in adolescents who have undergone the Fontan procedure. [PDF]
BackgroundAdolescents with single ventricle heart disease (SVHD) who have undergone the Fontan procedure show cognitive/memory deficits. Mammillary bodies are key brain sites that regulate memory; however, their integrity in SVHD is unclear. We evaluated
Cabrera-Mino, Cristina +8 more
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Wernicke Encephalopathy Associated with Crohn’s Disease
Poorly controlled Crohn’s disease is associated with several complications, including malabsorption of vitamins and minerals such as vitamin D, vitamin B12, and vitamin B1 (thiamine).
Marco Vidor +3 more
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A Clinician's View of Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome. [PDF]
Wijnia JW.
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Abnormal Cortical Network Activation in Human Amnesia: A High-resolution Evoked Potential Study [PDF]
Little is known about how human amnesia affects the activation of cortical networks during memory processing. In this study, we recorded high-density evoked potentials in 12 healthy control subjects and 11 amnesic patients with various types of brain ...
Barcellona-Lehmann, Sandra +5 more
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Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome as a Consequence of Hyperemesis Gravidarum: A Case Report. [PDF]
Souza HB +4 more
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Singularidades no cuidado da RAPS [PDF]
A primeira unidade trata do manejo de crises no atendimento de usuários de álcool e outras drogas, a partir da identificação de sinais e sintomas, e dos diferentes aspectos dos quadros de intoxicação, abstinência, comorbidades, interação de drogas com ...
Alves, Décio, Cruz, Marcelo
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Over a Century of Study and Still Misunderstood: Recognizing the Spectrum of Acute and Chronic Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome. [PDF]
Scalzo SJ, Bowden SC.
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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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Multisensory discrimination and representational memory deficits in post-thiamine deficient rats: Testing an animal model of human Wernicke-Korsakoff\u27s Disease [PDF]
The most common cause of diencephaic amnesia in human is Wernicke-Korsakoff\u27s disease, the psychological component of a nutritional polyneuropathy associated with chronic alcoholism.
Knoth, Russell Laine
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