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Non-alcoholic Korsakoff syndrome in psychiatric patients with a history of undiagnosed Wernicke's encephalopathy [PDF]
, 2016 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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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]
, 2015 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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A unique MRI-pattern in alcohol-associated Wernicke encephalopathy
Acta Neurologica Belgica, 2020 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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Radiology Case Reports, 2019 Graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) is an immune triggered process leading to severe immune dysregulation and organ dysfunction until death and it is one of the worst medical complications after a transplant. Patients with GVHD may have several neurological
Francesca Di Giuliano, MD +8 more
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Wernicke encephalopathy after sleeve gastrectomy
Ожирение и метаболизм, 2023 The article describes the case of a patient with Wernicke encephalopathy, which developed 3 months after the sleeve gastrectomy. An MRI of the brain was performed to verify the diagnosis, which revealed a symmetrical non-uniform increase in the MR signal
A. E. Neimark +2 more
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Isolated Mammillary Bodies Damage—An Atypical Presentation of Wernicke Syndrome
Behavioral Sciences, 2018 We report atypical magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) lesions in a case of Wernicke encephalopathy. The patient presented with isolated anterograde amnesia following a partial colectomy complicated by peritonitis. Fluid-attenuated inversion recovery and T2
Samar A. Abbas +4 more
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Fetal demise and Wernicke–Korsakoff syndrome in a patient with hyperemesis gravidarum: a case report
Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2023 Background Wernicke–Korsakoff syndrome is a neuropsychiatric disorder caused by thiamine deficiency composed of two related disorders accounting for an acute presentation and chronic progression.
Alisa Olmsted +3 more
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Wernicke-Korsakovi sündroom ja memantiin [PDF]
, 2006 Wernicke-Korsakovi sündroom (WKS) on sageli esinev neuroloogiline haigus, mille põhjuseks on tavaliselt kroonilise alkoholismi foonil organismis tekkiv B1-vitamiini vaegus.
Braschinsky, Markku +3 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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Wernicke Korsakoff Encephalopathy [PDF]
, 2016 Consideration for Wernicke encephalopathy should be given to patients with any evidence of long-term alco- hol abuse or malnutrition and any of the following: acute confusion, decreased conscious level, ataxia, ophthalmo- plegia, memory disturbance ...
Caruso, Paola +2 more
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