Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome in a Hunger Striker Despite Oral Thiamine Supplementation

CASE: We present the case of a 49-year-old woman who underwent a 237-day hunger strike on the streets of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Despite medical supervision and appropriate micronutrient supplementation, including higher-than-recommended dosing of oral thiamine, the patient developed Wernicke’s En...

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Autores principales: Wagner, Phillip, Bui, Thuy
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove 2022
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9359357/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35959495
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/IMCRJ.S377779

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9359357/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35959495
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/IMCRJ.S377779

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