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Thiamine Deficiency With Mashed Potatoes: A Novel Case of Wernicke Encephalopathy Manifesting With Retinal Hemorrhages in a Pediatric Patient

We present a case report of a 17-year-old obese female with one-week onset of progressive confusion and double vision, associated with 50-pound weight loss in five months. On fundus examination, retinal hemorrhages and abnormalities of eye movements were seen. MRI showed abnormalities that were cons...

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Autores principales: Tiwana, Harmanpreet K, Raymond, Gerald, Littleton, Kevin, Singhal, Rishi, Kumar, Ashutosh
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7553792/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33062542
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.10429

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