A Case of Chronic Wernicke Encephalopathy (WE): An Underdiagnosed Phenomena

Wernicke encephalopathy (WE) is the most common neurological complication of thiamine deficiency in patients who have a background of chronic alcohol use disorder. WE is characterized by acute onset of confusion, gait ataxia, and oculomotor dysfunction. Prompt treatment with parenteral thiamine lead...

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Autores principales: Bagash, Hina, Marwat, Assad, Marwat, Asghar, Kraus, Bruce
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2021
Materias:
Internal Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8627220/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34868752
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.19100

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8627220/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34868752
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.19100

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