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Alcohol Induced Wernicke Encephalopathy with Atypical MRI Findings

Wernicke encephalopathy is a neurological complication of thiamine deficiency, usually in the setting of poor diet, classically with alcoholism. Patients present with acute onset of encephalopathy, oculomotor dysfunction, gait ataxia and memory impairment. If untreated, the disorder can result in se...

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Autores principales: Pandey, Devansh, Kuhn, James L, Tejero, Hilda, Banks, James S
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6758985/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31565609
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.5203