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Wernicke Encephalopathy in schizophrenia: a systematic review

open access: yesInternational journal of psychiatry in clinical practice, 2020
Introduction In schizophrenia, patients can experience delusions or hallucinations regarding their food or health status, leading to diminished intake.
E. Oudman   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Neurological, Psychiatric, and Biochemical Aspects of Thiamine Deficiency in Children and Adults. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
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
core   +2 more sources

Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Mimicking Wernicke Encephalopathy [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Neurocritical Care, 2015
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
doaj   +1 more source

Wernicke's encephalopathy in a child with abdominal tuberculosis

open access: yesCurrent Medicine Research and Practice, 2021
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
doaj   +1 more source

Magnetic resonance imaging in the assessment of brain involvement in alcoholic and nonalcoholic Wernicke's encephalopathy [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
To present the typical and atypical magnetic resonance (MR) imaging findings of alcoholic and non-alcoholic Wernicke's ...
AGNELLO, Francesco   +4 more
core   +1 more source

A unique MRI-pattern in alcohol-associated Wernicke encephalopathy

open access: yesActa 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
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Wernicke Encephalopathy as a Complication of Hyperemesis Gravidarum: Case Report

open access: yesGynecologie et obstetrique, 2020
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
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Non-alcoholic Korsakoff syndrome in psychiatric patients with a history of undiagnosed Wernicke's encephalopathy [PDF]

open access: yes, 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
core   +1 more source

Nonalcoholic Wernicke’s encephalopathy [PDF]

open access: yesCJEM, 2015
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
openaire   +2 more sources

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]

open access: yes, 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
core   +3 more sources

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