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An Unusual Presentation of Catatonia in Non-alcoholic Wernicke Encephalopathy

Wernicke encephalopathy (WE) is an acute reaction to thiamine deficiency, which presents with the classic triad of ocular findings, cerebellar dysfunction, and confusion. However, thiamine deficiency can also present with several neuropsychiatric signs and symptoms other than the classical triad. We...

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Autores principales: Ahmed, Saeed, Akadiri, Tayo V, Ata, Subhan, Ayub, Shahana
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7863045/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33564534
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.12537
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description Wernicke encephalopathy (WE) is an acute reaction to thiamine deficiency, which presents with the classic triad of ocular findings, cerebellar dysfunction, and confusion. However, thiamine deficiency can also present with several neuropsychiatric signs and symptoms other than the classical triad. We report a patient who presented with catatonia as a presenting feature of WE. The objective of this report is to recognize the presentation of catatonia in WE. Some cases of WE are missed by physicians; therefore, a high index of suspicion and appropriate investigations depending on presentation and clinical condition can result in prompt diagnosis and early management.
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spelling pubmed-78630452021-02-08 An Unusual Presentation of Catatonia in Non-alcoholic Wernicke Encephalopathy Ahmed, Saeed Akadiri, Tayo V Ata, Subhan Ayub, Shahana Cureus Emergency Medicine Wernicke encephalopathy (WE) is an acute reaction to thiamine deficiency, which presents with the classic triad of ocular findings, cerebellar dysfunction, and confusion. However, thiamine deficiency can also present with several neuropsychiatric signs and symptoms other than the classical triad. We report a patient who presented with catatonia as a presenting feature of WE. The objective of this report is to recognize the presentation of catatonia in WE. Some cases of WE are missed by physicians; therefore, a high index of suspicion and appropriate investigations depending on presentation and clinical condition can result in prompt diagnosis and early management. Cureus 2021-01-06 /pmc/articles/PMC7863045/ /pubmed/33564534 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.12537 Text en Copyright © 2021, Ahmed et al. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7863045/
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