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Department of Emergency Medicine, Henry Ford Health, Detroit, MI 48202, USA.
: Wernicke's encephalopathy can occur in oncology patients independent of alcohol use, likely resulting from poor dietary thiamine intake. High metabolic demands, such as those in acute illnesses seen in the emergency department (ED), can exacerbate thiamine deficiency. In this study, our objective was to assess the incidence of thiamine deficiency in ED oncology patients, which could lead to Wernicke's encephalopathy or other thiamine deficiency disorders if left untreated.
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Zhongguo Zhen Jiu
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Third Clinical Medical School of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou 310053, China; Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Third Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou 310005.
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