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Hyperemesis Gravidarum Causing Wernicke's Encephalopathy and Korsakoff's Psychosis: A Case Report

Wernicke's encephalopathy (WE) is an acute neuropsychiatric emergency due to thiamine deficiency. This report includes a case of a young pregnant female in her second trimester (17th weeks) complaining of hyperemesis gravidarum, who, due to excessive vomiting, developed severe vitamin B1 defici...

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Autores principales: Alaithan, Tajah M, Alharbi, Lama K, Aldusaymani, Saba M, Al Khuwaitir, Tarig S
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10518431/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37753004
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.44093