A Case of Wernicke’s Encephalopathy in a Pregnant Woman With a History of Sleeve Gastrectomy

Wernicke’s encephalopathy (WE) is a neurological complication of thiamine deficiency characterized by a triad of acute confusion, ataxia, and ophthalmoplegia. Even though it is most common in chronic alcoholism, an increase in prevalence has been reported recently due to the increased popularity of...

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Autores principales: Kandlakunta, Harika, Gurala, Dhineshreddy, Philipose, Jobin, Polavarapu, Abhishek, Abergel, Jeffrey R
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2020
Materias:
Gastroenterology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7510545/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32983673
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.9970

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