Under-recognized Etiology of Altered Mental Status in a Patient with Alcoholism

Wernicke’s encephalopathy is an important condition for the emergency physician (EP) to consider in patients at risk for malnutrition. A 60-year-old man with history of alcoholism presented with word-finding difficulties, dysmetria, ataxia, and personality changes. After treatment with high-dose thi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Maloy, James D., Otero, Ronny M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: University of California Irvine, Department of Emergency Medicine publishing Western Journal of Emergency Medicine 2018
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6230355/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30443622
http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/cpcem.2018.8.39266

Internet

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6230355/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30443622
http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/cpcem.2018.8.39266

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