Results 11 to 20 of about 114,515 (203)

Wernicke encephalopathy observed in a cancer patient receiving terminal-stage home care. [PDF]

J Gen Fam Med
Abstract We report an 80 year old man in the terminal stage of cancer receiving home care. On the 18th day after starting home care, he experienced a sudden onset of impaired consciousness, unsteadiness of gait, and ophthalmoplegia. Based on the clinical symptoms and a prolonged loss of appetite, Wernicke encephalopathy (WE) was suspected. Thiamine 100 
Saiki M, Ishida M, Ooya Y, Uchida N, Onishi H.   +4 more
europepmc   +4 more sources

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
doaj   +2 more sources

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
doaj   +2 more sources

Preventing Wernicke Encephalopathy After Bariatric Surgery [PDF]

Obesity Surgery, 2018
Half a million bariatric procedures are performed annually worldwide. Our aim was to review the signs and symptoms of Wernicke’s encephalopathy (WE) after bariatric surgery. We included 118 WE cases.
Erik Oudman, Jan W. Wijnia, Mirjam van Dam, L. Ulas Biter, Albert Postma   +4 more
openalex   +2 more sources

Wernicke Encephalopathy in Children. [PDF]

Neurol Clin Pract, 2021
Frequency of pediatric WE is estimated to be similar to WE in adults, although it is an underdiagnosed condition. In our reports, the nutritional deficit (caused by persistent vomiting and prolonged partial parenteral feeding) triggered signs and ...
Forno A, Cunha B, Luís C, Castro A, Moniz M, Escobar C, Lamy S, Pereira A, Martins A, Conceição C.   +9 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Clinical Cases of Wernicke Encephalopathy

Неотложная медицинская помощь, 2020
This article will discuss the causes of Wernicke encephalopathy, diagnosis, treatment and clinical examples of this disease.
G. R. Ramazanov, E. A. Kovaleva, V. N. Stepanov, H. V. Korigova, E. V. Shevchenko, Y. V. Zabrodskaya, S. S. Petrikov   +6 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Neuro-ophthalmic Manifestations of Wernicke Encephalopathy

Eye and Brain, 2020
Danielle R Isen, 1 Lanning B Kline 2 1Department of Neurology, University of South Alabama School of Medicine, Mobile, AL, USA; 2Department of Ophthalmology, University of Alabama School of Medicine, Birmingham, AL, USACorrespondence: Lanning B ...
Isen DR, Kline LB
doaj   +2 more sources

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
doaj   +2 more sources

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
doaj   +2 more sources

Pediatric Wernicke Encephalopathy: A Systematic Review [PDF]

Pediatric Reports
Background: Wernicke Encephalopathy (WE), a neurological disorder often linked to alcohol use, can also occur under non-alcoholic conditions, including in pediatric populations. Methods: This systematic review examines 88 pediatric WE cases reported over
Erik Oudman, Jan W. Wijnia, Janice R. Bidesie, Mirjam J. van Dam, Misha J. Oey, Sterre Smits, Maaike van Dorp, Albert Postma   +7 more
doaj   +2 more sources