Dry Beriberi Due to Thiamine Deficiency Associated with Peripheral Neuropathy and Wernicke’s Encephalopathy Mimicking Guillain-Barré syndrome: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
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Vitamin B1 (thiamin) is required in the metabolism of carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and energetic metabolism within Krebs cycle. It has also an essential role in acetylcholine synthesis and neurotransmission.1 Thiamin deficiency can lead to various manifestations such as Gayet-Wernicke syndrome, wet beriberi with congestive heart failure, or dry beriberi with peripheral neuropathy. We report...
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Case Reports
سال: 2019
ISSN: 1941-5923
DOI: 10.12659/ajcr.914051