Wernicke encephalopathy in pregnancy
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DOI: 10.1111/imj.16065
Abstract: A 40-year-old, G10P4 13/40 woman presented with drowsiness and incoherence. Limited history revealed vomiting, altered sensorium and no alcohol intake. Blood pressure was 60/40 mmHg with sinus tachycardia of 140 b.p.m. Neurological examination demonstrated diplopia,… read more here.
Keywords: thiamine; wernicke encephalopathy; day; pregnancy ... See more keywords
Don’t seek, don’t find: The diagnostic challenge of Wernicke’s encephalopathy
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DOI: 10.1177/0004563220939604
Abstract: Wernicke’s encephalopathy is caused by thiamine deficiency and has a range of presenting features, including gait disturbance, altered cognitive state, nystagmus and other eye movement disorders. In the past, Wernicke’s encephalopathy was described almost exclusively… read more here.
Keywords: find diagnostic; wernicke; wernicke encephalopathy; seek find ... See more keywords
Classic Text No. 134: ‘A case of Wernicke-Bostroem’s expansive autopsychosis’, by Ib Ostenfeld (1944)
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DOI: 10.1177/0957154x231157051
Abstract: Expansive autopsychosis, grouped with cycloid psychoses – an illness entity of double origin: (1) Morel’s notion degeneracy, reformulated by Magnan and Legrain (reflected in Wimmer’s concept: psychogenic psychosis); (2) Wernicke’s, Kleist’s, Bostroem’s (and later Leonhard’s)… read more here.
Keywords: classic text; bostroem; expansive autopsychosis; wernicke ... See more keywords
Can the ketogenic diet lead to Wernicke's encephalopathy?
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DOI: 10.3233/prm-200731
Abstract: BACKGROUND Wernicke's encephalopathy (WE), a neurological disorder due to the deficiency of thiamine, is often underdiagnosed in the pediatric population. The classic triad of mental status changes, oculomotor abnormality, and ataxia is observed in only… read more here.
Keywords: wernicke encephalopathy; lead wernicke; rehabilitation; diet lead ... See more keywords
Wernicke's encephalopathy secondary to hyperemesis gravidarum: A clinical challenge.
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DOI: 10.47391/jpma.0814
Abstract: Wernicke's encephalopathy (WE) is an acute neurological condition characterized by a triad of ophthalmoplegia, ataxia and altered mental status. The underlying cause is thiamine deficiency, which may be due to multiple aetiologies. Thiamine is essential… read more here.
Keywords: wernicke encephalopathy; encephalopathy secondary; gravidarum clinical; hyperemesis gravidarum ... See more keywords