Wernicke's encephalopathy is an acute neurological disorder resulting from thiamine deficiency mainly related to alcohol abuse. Severe thiamine deficiency is an emerging problem in non-alcoholic patients and it may develop in postoperative surgical patients with risk factors.
Wernicke's encephalopathy in a malnourished surgical patient: a difficult diagnosis / Busani, Stefano; Bonvecchio, Cinzia; Gaspari, Arianna; Malagoli, Marcella; Todeschini, Alessandra; Cautero, Nicola; Girardis, Massimo. - In: BMC RESEARCH NOTES. - ISSN 1756-0500. - ELETTRONICO. - 7:(2014), pp. 718-718. [10.1186/1756-0500-7-718]
Wernicke's encephalopathy in a malnourished surgical patient: a difficult diagnosis
Busani, Stefano;Bonvecchio, Cinzia;Gaspari, Arianna;MALAGOLI, Marcella;CAUTERO, Nicola;GIRARDIS, Massimo
2014
Abstract
Wernicke's encephalopathy is an acute neurological disorder resulting from thiamine deficiency mainly related to alcohol abuse. Severe thiamine deficiency is an emerging problem in non-alcoholic patients and it may develop in postoperative surgical patients with risk factors.
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