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

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. Guidelines recommend a minimum 5-day course of intr...

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Autores principales: Wilson, Edward C. F., Stanley, George, Mirza, Zulfiquar
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer International Publishing 2015
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Original Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4791451/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26718853
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40258-015-0214-1

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4791451/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26718853
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40258-015-0214-1

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