Wernicke’s encephalopathy mimicking multiple sclerosis in a young female patient post-bariatric gastric sleeve surgery

We describe a case of Wernicke’s encephalopathy secondary to thiamine (B1) deficiency in a patient status post-bariatric sleeve gastrectomy. The presenting symptoms of new-onset weakness, diplopia, and confusion in a young female patient raised suspicion for multiple sclerosis (MS), but given a hist...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Lal, Divya, Farrell, Maureen C., Krishnamurthy, Mahesh
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Taylor & Francis 2021
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8462913/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34567458
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20009666.2021.1949792

Internet

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8462913/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34567458
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20009666.2021.1949792

Ejemplares similares