Delayed diagnosis of Wernicke encephalopathy with irreversible neural damage after subtotal gastrectomy for gastric cancer: A case of medical liability?
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijscr.2016.11.058
Abstract: Highlights • This case report concerns Wernicke’s encefalopathy occurring in cancer gastrectomy.• WE is often under-diagnosed and under-treated in gastric cancer patients.• Other etiologies of WE should be excluded, in order to avoid claims of… read more here.
Keywords: diagnosis wernicke; gastric cancer; gastrectomy; case ... See more keywords