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Thiamine Deficiency in Self-Induced Refeeding Syndrome, an Undetected and Potentially Lethal Condition

Rapid restoration of nutrients and electrolytes after prolonged starvation could result in a life threatening condition characterized by sensory and neurological dysfunction and severe metabolic imbalance that has been designated as refeeding syndrome. Its diagnosis is frequently missed resulting in...

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Autores principales: Hershkowitz, Einat, Reshef, Alon, Munich, Olga, Yosefi, Bracha, Markel, Arie
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4295429/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25614745
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/605707
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author Hershkowitz, Einat
Reshef, Alon
Munich, Olga
Yosefi, Bracha
Markel, Arie
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description Rapid restoration of nutrients and electrolytes after prolonged starvation could result in a life threatening condition characterized by sensory and neurological dysfunction and severe metabolic imbalance that has been designated as refeeding syndrome. Its diagnosis is frequently missed resulting in severe complications and even death. We describe a 25-years-old female patient with mental disorders and severe malnutrition who developed severe clinical manifestations and biochemical abnormalities characteristic of the refeeding syndrome, after restarting oral feeding on her own. Schizophrenia was later diagnosed. Increased awareness of this condition and its complications is necessary to prevent its detrimental complications.
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spelling pubmed-42954292015-01-22 Thiamine Deficiency in Self-Induced Refeeding Syndrome, an Undetected and Potentially Lethal Condition Hershkowitz, Einat Reshef, Alon Munich, Olga Yosefi, Bracha Markel, Arie Case Rep Med Case Report Rapid restoration of nutrients and electrolytes after prolonged starvation could result in a life threatening condition characterized by sensory and neurological dysfunction and severe metabolic imbalance that has been designated as refeeding syndrome. Its diagnosis is frequently missed resulting in severe complications and even death. We describe a 25-years-old female patient with mental disorders and severe malnutrition who developed severe clinical manifestations and biochemical abnormalities characteristic of the refeeding syndrome, after restarting oral feeding on her own. Schizophrenia was later diagnosed. Increased awareness of this condition and its complications is necessary to prevent its detrimental complications. Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2014 2014-12-28 /pmc/articles/PMC4295429/ /pubmed/25614745 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/605707 Text en Copyright © 2014 Einat Hershkowitz et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Thiamine Deficiency in Self-Induced Refeeding Syndrome, an Undetected and Potentially Lethal Condition
title Thiamine Deficiency in Self-Induced Refeeding Syndrome, an Undetected and Potentially Lethal Condition
title_full Thiamine Deficiency in Self-Induced Refeeding Syndrome, an Undetected and Potentially Lethal Condition
title_fullStr Thiamine Deficiency in Self-Induced Refeeding Syndrome, an Undetected and Potentially Lethal Condition
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title_short Thiamine Deficiency in Self-Induced Refeeding Syndrome, an Undetected and Potentially Lethal Condition
title_sort thiamine deficiency in self-induced refeeding syndrome, an undetected and potentially lethal condition
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4295429/
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/605707
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