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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...
Autores principales: | Bagash, Hina, Marwat, Assad, Marwat, Asghar, Kraus, Bruce |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Cureus
2021
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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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