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Wernicke encephalopathy: (MRI) picture worth a thousand words
A 61-year-old gentleman, with a long-standing history of alcohol abuse presented with altered sensorium and unsteady gait for 2 weeks. A diagnosis of Wernicke encephalopathy (WE) was considered.
Kalimullah Jan
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Abstract INTRODUCTION Visual hallucinations (VHs) represent one of the core clinical features of dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB); however, their underlying pathology remains unclear. METHODS We employed proximity ligation assay (PLA) and phosphorylated α‐synuclein (αSYN) immunohistochemistry to compare αSYN oligomers and Lewy‐related pathology across ...
Hiroaki Sekiya +10 more
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I can’t hear you, you said I had what?: A case report and literature review
We report the case of a 46-year old African American woman who presented to the emergency department with one week of progressive bilateral deafness associated with worsening gait abnormalities, visual changes, and confusion.
Zackquill J. Morgan +2 more
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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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Alcohol Induced Wernicke Encephalopathy with Atypical MRI Findings
Wernicke encephalopathy is a neurological complication of thiamine deficiency, usually in the setting of poor diet, classically with alcoholism.
Devansh Pandey +3 more
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The Tangible Common Denominator of Substance Use Disorders: A Reply to Commentaries to Rehm et al. (2013a) [PDF]
In response to our suggestion to define substance use disorders via ‘heavy use over time', theoretical and conceptual issues, measurement problems and implications for stigma and clinical practice were raised.
Anderson, P. +12 more
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Recurrent anorexia because of gastrointestinal beriberi in a home care patient
An elderly man with a history of unexplained anorexia and lethargy was diagnosed with gastrointestinal beriberi during home care. Empiric oral thiamine supplementation led to dramatic improvement, underscoring the importance of early recognition and treatment of thiamine deficiency.
Ren Kawamura +3 more
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Acute Bilateral Ophthalmoplegias [PDF]
Bilateral ophthalmoplegia is that condition of weakness or paralysis involving one or more ocular muscles in each eye. Its sudden appearance due to an acute ocular myopathy is indeed unusual. Swash reported a single patient with acute necrotizing orbital
Selhorst, John B.
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Structure‐based discovery of thiamine uptake inhibitors
Background and Purpose Thiamine (vitamin B1) is an essential coenzyme and catalyses various reactions in central metabolic pathways. Since mammals have lost the ability to synthesise thiamine de novo, this micronutrient has to be imported via the high affinity solute carriers SLC19A2 and A3 across the plasma membrane.
Florian Gabriel +2 more
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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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