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Wernicke Encephalopathy

Russian neurological journal
Introduction: Wernicke’s encephalopathy is a life-threatening disease caused by thiamine deficiency with the development of damage to brain. Objective: to analyze the etiological factors, clinical, laboratory and instrumental data, as well as clinical outcomes of Wernicke’s encephalopathy.Material and мethods: the study included 36 patients with ...
Singh J, Regina AC.
europepmc   +3 more sources

Wernicke Encephalopathy Associated with Crohn’s Disease [PDF]

Acta Medica Indonesiana
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, Wirdasari Wirdasari, Virly Nanda Muzellina, Simon Salim   +3 more
doaj   +2 more sources

A case report: Non-alcoholic Wernicke encephalopathy associated with polyneuropathy

Journal of International Medical Research, 2017
We report a rare case of non-alcoholic Wernicke encephalopathy (WE) with polyneuropathy. A 24-year-old woman who had recently served a 4-month prison sentence and underwent a short period of dieting manifested slow response, weakness, language disorder ...
Jinming Han, Jie Zhu
exaly   +2 more sources

WERNICKE ENCEPHALOPATHY FOLLOWING BARIATRIC SURGERY: CASE REPORT

Паёми Сино
Objective: To review the signs and symptoms of Wernicke encephalopathy (WE) after bariatric surgery based on 2 case reports and a literature data analysis. Methods: We present two case reports of WE.
L.R. AKHMADEEVA, O.V. GALIMOV, D.E. BAYKOV, Z.F. MAVLYANOVA, O.A. KIM, E.M. MAMYTOVA   +5 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Wernicke’s Encephalopathy [PDF]

Cureus, 2018
Wernicke's encephalopathy (WE) is a neurologic emergency that requires immediate attention to prevent permanent neurological morbidity and mortality. It presents with confusion, ophthalmoplegia and gait ataxia which together comprise its classic triad.
Patel, Smit, Topiwala, Karan, Hudson, Lawrence   +2 more
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Acute hearing and visual loss caused by thiamine deficiency

BMC Neurology, 2023
Background Wernicke encephalopathy (WE) is a devastating acute or subacute neurological disorder caused by thiamine deficiency. Wernicke encephalopathy is characterized by the triad of ocular signs, cerebellar dysfunction, and confusion.
Junrong Xu, Fei Li, Yongjie Xue
doaj   +1 more source

Wernicke encephalopathy and beriberi disease presenting as STEMI-equivalent

Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease, 2023
Thiamine deficiency is commonly associated with malnutrition, alcoholism and bariatric surgery. Thiamine deficiency can manifest in different ways, especially in developing countries: as peripheric neuropathy, as Wernicke encephalopathy or as beriberi ...
Miguel Martins Carvalho, Tânia Proença, Ricardo Alves Pinto, Roberto Pinto, Filipe Macedo   +4 more
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Wernicke’s encephalopathy [PDF]

Neurology, 2002
A 57-year-old alcoholic man was admitted for nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea for 1 month, and confusion, imbalance, and auditory and visual hallucinations for 1 week. His daughter …
P, Ramulu, A, Moghekar, V, Chaudhry, D S, Zee, S G, Reich   +4 more
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Gaze‐evoked nystagmus in Wernicke encephalopathy

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
doaj   +1 more source

Hospital Outcomes in Medical Patients With Alcohol-Related and Non-Alcohol-Related Wernicke Encephalopathy.

Mayo Clinic proceedings, 2023
OBJECTIVE To conduct a nationwide retrospective cohort study to assess trends and hospitalization-associated outcomes in patients with Wernicke encephalopathy.
Roshaani Rasiah, C. Gregoriano, B. Mueller, A. Kutz, P. Schuetz   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source