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Wernicke Encephalopathy Associated with Hyperemesis Gravidarum: A Case Report [PDF]

Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine
Introduction: Wernicke encephalopathy is a clinical diagnosis that requires a high degree of clinical suspicion to recognize. We report a case of a pregnant patient developing Wernicke encephalopathy in the setting of severe hyperemesis gravidarum.
Beth Kreutzer, Blake Buehrer, Andrew Pelikan, Phillip Rohde   +3 more
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Wernicke Encephalopathy following Gastric Bypass: A Case Report [PDF]

Case Reports in Neurology, 2022
Bariatric surgery is used as a treatment for morbid obesity and often results in rapid weight loss. This procedure has been associated with postoperative nutritional deficiencies.
Sarah Glisan, Nazim Khan
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Gaze‐evoked nystagmus in Wernicke encephalopathy [PDF]

Clinical Case Reports, 2022
Wernicke encephalopathy is caused by vitamin B1 deficiency. It presents as a triad consisting of altered mental status, oculomotor dysfunction, and gait ataxia. Early vitamin B1 administration alleviates symptoms.
Shogo Shirota, Hiroaki Nishioka
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Wernicke encephalopathy revealing occult gastric adenocarcinoma: Radiological and clinical insights [PDF]

Radiology Case Reports
Wernicke’s encephalopathy (WE) is an acute neuropsychiatric disorder caused by thiamine deficiency, often underdiagnosed in non-alcoholic patients. We report a rare case of Wernicke encephalopathy in a 60-year-old male presenting with diplopia, dizziness,
Hind Qajia, MD, Chaimaa Jabbari, MD, Salma El Kadiri, MD, Saleck Choumad, MD, Yassine Eddahoumi, MD, Omar El Aoufir, PHD, Laila Jroundi, PHD   +6 more
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Wernicke encephalopathy in a patient with drug-induced liver failure: a case report [PDF]

Frontiers in Nutrition
IntroductionWernicke encephalopathy is a metabolic disease mainly associated with vitamin B1 deficiency, which is common in chronic alcoholism. Non-alcoholic Wernicke encephalopathy is difficult for early diagnosis.Case presentationOne case involved a 62-
Jiao-Jiao Cao, Jing Li, Yan Cheng, Li-Min Luo, Yang Chen, Chang-Xing Huang, Ye Zhang   +6 more
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Wernicke Encephalopathy Mimicking MELAS [PDF]

Medicina, 2022
Objectives: a stroke-like lesion, the morphological equivalent of a stroke-like episode and the hallmark of mitochondrial encephalopathy, lactic acidosis, and stroke-like episodes (MELAS) syndrome, have not been reported as manifestations of thiamine ...
Josef Finsterer
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Wernicke encephalopathy in pregnancy associated with hyperemesis gravidarum: a case report [PDF]

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
Background Wernicke Encephalopathy is a rare neurological disorder caused by thiamine deficiency, which can occur in pregnant women with severe hyperemesis gravidarum.
Anna Weronika Szablewska, Agnieszka Czerwińska-Osipiak, Aleksandra Krawczyk, Radosław Piekarski   +3 more
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Wernicke Encephalopathy: A case report [PDF]

European Psychiatry, 2022
Introduction We report a case of a 56-year old woman with a history of depressive disorder between 2012 and 2017 achieving full remission after treatment with antidepressants and anxiolytics.
M. Jiménez Cabañas, F. Ruiz Guerrero, A. Bermejo Pastor, F. Mayor Sanabria, M. Fernández Fariña, M.D. Saiz González   +5 more
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Wernicke encephalopathy with atypical imaging findings in a depressed patient: A case report [PDF]

Radiology Case Reports
This case report highlights the rare occurrence of Wernicke encephalopathy caused by malnutrition in a depressed patient with atypical imaging findings.
Hiroyuki Tokue, Rei Ishikawa, Kiyohiro Oshima, Yusuke Sawada, Yuto Aramaki, Kei Kawano, Takumi Nihei, Kouta Isogai, Kohei Kawahara, Takayuki Yokota, Hiroyuki Yasui, Miho Ikeya, Tamaki Okabe, Azusa Tokue, Yoshito Tsushima   +14 more
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Morning Sickness to Morning Blues: A Case of Wernicke Encephalopathy [PDF]

Oman Medical Journal
A 24-year-old primigravida at 12 weeks of gestation, with a history of hyperemesis gravidarum, presented on an early morning with mental confusion and weakness. She was diagnosed with Wernicke encephalopathy and successfully treated with thiamine.
Maureen P. Tigga, Suma Kanankapura Basavarajaiah, Shrunga Rayashettypura Puttalingegowda , Salu Thampi Olickal   +3 more
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