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Front Nutr
January 2025
Department of Infectious Diseases, Tangdu Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.
Introduction: Wernicke encephalopathy is a metabolic disease mainly associated with vitamin B1 deficiency, which is common in chronic alcoholism. Non-alcoholic Wernicke encephalopathy is difficult for early diagnosis.
Case Presentation: One case involved a 62-year-old man who was admitted to hospital with drug-induced liver failure.
Palliat Support Care
January 2025
Department of Psycho-Oncology, Saitama Medical University International Medical Center, Saitama, Japan.
Objectives: Wernicke encephalopathy (WE) is an acute neuropsychiatric disorder caused by thiamine deficiency. The classical triad of symptoms for WE include mental status changes, ataxia, and ophthalmoplegia. In contrast, more uncommon symptoms include hallucinations.
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December 2024
Department of Radiology, Hong Kong Children's Hospital, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Wernicke encephalopathy is an acute neuropsychiatry syndrome resulting from thiamine deficiency associated with significant morbidity and mortality. We reported a case of a 25-year-old woman with a history of abdomen pain, nausea, vomiting, weight loss, and sore throat who presented with acute neurological symptoms, including binocular diplopia, hearing loss, vision loss, and difficulty ambulating. Examination revealed bilateral vision loss with perception only to light, ophthalmoplegia, hearing loss, gait ataxia, and areflexia.
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October 2024
Department of Medical Oncology, Metaxa Memorial Cancer Hospital, 18537, Piraeus, Greece
Introduction: Wernicke Encephalopathy (W.E.) is an acute neurological disorder induced by thiamine deficiency.
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