Wernicke Encephalopathy in schizophrenia: a systematic review
Introduction In schizophrenia, patients can experience delusions or hallucinations regarding their food or health status, leading to diminished intake.
E. Oudman +4 more
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Neurological, Psychiatric, and Biochemical Aspects of Thiamine Deficiency in Children and Adults. [PDF]
Thiamine (vitamin B1) is an essential nutrient that serves as a cofactor for a number of enzymes, mostly with mitochondrial localization. Some thiamine-dependent enzymes are involved in energy metabolism and biosynthesis of nucleic acids whereas others ...
Adams +154 more
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Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Mimicking Wernicke Encephalopathy [PDF]
Background: Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) is the prototype of a family of rare and fatal human degenerative conditions characterized by rapidly progressive dementia, myoclonus and akinetic mutism.
Min Suck Kim, Sung Je Kim, Youngrok Do
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Wernicke's encephalopathy in a child with abdominal tuberculosis
Wernicke's encephalopathy (WE) is an acute neurological disorder, potentially fatal if untreated, caused by thiamine deficiency. A 15-year-old female patient with choledocholithiasis, cholecystitis and abdominal tuberculosis on antitubercular therapy ...
R K Sabharwal +3 more
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Magnetic resonance imaging in the assessment of brain involvement in alcoholic and nonalcoholic Wernicke's encephalopathy [PDF]
To present the typical and atypical magnetic resonance (MR) imaging findings of alcoholic and non-alcoholic Wernicke's ...
AGNELLO, Francesco +4 more
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A unique MRI-pattern in alcohol-associated Wernicke encephalopathy
Wernicke encephalopathy (WE) due to vitamin-B1 (i.e. thiamine) deficiency is an emergency that might easily be overlooked. The most common underlying cause is vitaminB1 deficiency in the setting of alcohol abuse/addiction.
O. Eren +4 more
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Wernicke Encephalopathy as a Complication of Hyperemesis Gravidarum: Case Report
Wernicke encephalopathy (WE) is an acute neurological disorder resulting from vitamin B1 deficiency, which is common in chronic alcoholism. We report a rare case of WE due to hyperemesis gravidarum in a 25-year-old pregnant patient at 13 weeks and 5 days
Ê. Damaso +5 more
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Non-alcoholic Korsakoff syndrome in psychiatric patients with a history of undiagnosed Wernicke's encephalopathy [PDF]
Wernicke's encephalopathy is often undiagnosed, particularly in non-alcoholics. There are very few reports of non-alcoholic patients diagnosed with Korsakoff syndrome in the absence of a prior diagnosis of Wernicke's encephalopathy and no studies of ...
Ilonen, Tuula +5 more
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Nonalcoholic Wernicke’s encephalopathy [PDF]
AbstractWernicke’s encephalopathy (WE) is a serious neurologic condition resulting from thiamine deficiency. The majority of cases involve alcoholism; however, nonalcohol-associated WE does occur and is under-recognized. We discuss a case of a 22-year-old man with a history of Crohn’s disease who presented to our emergency department with multiple ...
Amanda, Welsh +2 more
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The Long-Term Cost to the UK NHS and Social Services of Different Durations of IV Thiamine (Vitamin B1) for Chronic Alcohol Misusers with Symptoms of Wernicke's Encephalopathy Presenting at the Emergency Department. [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Wernicke's encephalopathy (WE) is an acute neuropsychiatric condition caused by depleted intracellular thiamine, most commonly arising in chronic alcohol misusers, who may present to emergency departments (EDs) for a variety of reasons ...
Mirza, Zulfiquar +2 more
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