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Wernicke Encephalopathy in COVID-19 Patients: Report of Three Cases
Frontiers in Neurology, 2021 Encephalopathy has been frequently reported in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) related to COVID-19, and its etiology remains undetermined.
Marcus Vinicius Branco de Oliveira +5 more
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Wernicke’s Encephalopathy in Colon Cancer [PDF]
Case Reports in Oncology, 2010 Wernicke's syndrome, caused by thiamine deficiency, is most commonly associated with alcoholism but can also occur in patients who are malnourished or have malabsorption of nutrients for other reasons. Since the classic triad of encephalopathy, nystagmus and ataxia occurs simultaneously in only 10-33% of cases, a high index of suspicion is needed in ...
Papila, Berrin +6 more
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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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Case Reports in Psychiatry, 2014 Anorexia nervosa presenting as Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome is rare. The causes of Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome are multiple like alcohol abuse, thyrotoxicosis, haemodialysis, severe malnutrition because of gastric carcinoma and pyloric obstruction ...
Raheel Mushtaq +5 more
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Charlotte Pommer: Resistance fighter and female pioneer of German anatomy
Anatomical Sciences Education, EarlyView.Abstract This article examines the biography and unique case of Charlotte Pommer (1914–2004), the only anatomist documented to have left the field during the Nazi period after encountering the regime's victims on the dissection table. While she is known for her resistance activities, newly presented documentation reveals her role as the provisional ...
Tim S. Goldmann
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About pathognomonic images: an infrequent case of acute encephalopathy
Italian Journal of Medicine, 2013 BACKGROUND The occurrence of acute encephalopathy is a dramatic clinical dilemma when usual diagnostic techniques (blood tests, cerebral CT and cerebrospinal fluid analysis) show no abnormalities.
Alessandro Grasso +3 more
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Obesity, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective Glucagon‐like peptide‐1 receptor agonists are increasingly prescribed for obesity. Although generally considered safe, marked appetite suppression and persistent gastrointestinal adverse effects may increase the risk of nutritional deficiencies.
Janice Bidesie, Erik Oudman
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Allergy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT In the last decades, critical advancements in research technology and knowledge on disease mechanisms steered therapeutic approaches for chronic inflammatory diseases towards unprecedented target specificity. For allergic and chronic lung diseases, biologic drugs pioneered this goal, acquiring on the way—through the clinical use of monoclonal ...
F. Roth‐Walter +20 more
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Неврология, нейропсихиатрия, психосоматика, 2014 Wernicke’s encephalopathy and Korsakoff’s psychosis are the acute and chronic phases of Wernicke–Korsakov syndrome, a neurodegenerative process that is caused by thiamine deficiency and predominantly develops in persons with severe alcohol problems.
Yu. P. Sivolap, I. V. Damulin
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Diagnostic Challenges of Methanol Poisoning in Resource‐Limited Settings: A Case Series
Clinical Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 8, August 2026.ABSTRACT Methanol poisoning is a life‐threatening emergency, but diagnosis is challenging in resource‐limited settings lacking toxicology testing. This case series presents three cases of methanol poisoning: two patients with neurological symptoms and unexplained high anion gap metabolic acidosis were initially misdiagnosed as stroke or diabetic ...
Hongyun Chen +6 more
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