Hemorrhagic Wernicke encephalopathy in a patient with liver transplantation

Wernicke encephalopathy in a patient with liver failure

Early recognition and diagnosis of Wernicke encephalopathy is pivotal for the prognosis of this medical emergency, especially in patients with liver failure which predisposes individuals to develop hepatic encephalopathy. For these patients, distinguishing between hepatic encephalopathy and Wernicke encephalopathy is a challenge in real-world clinical practice.A male patient with 21-year medica...

Wernicke encephalopathy in a patient after liver transplantation: A case report

Wernicke encephalopathy (WE) is an acute neurological disorder resulting from vitamin B1 deficiency, which is common in chronic alcoholism and is rare in acute liver failure. So far, there are 2 cases of WE reported after liver transplantation. Here, we report a case of a 45-year-old nonalcoholic male patient who developed psychiatric and neurological disturbance 15 d after receiving orthotopic...

Wernicke Encephalopathy in a Patient with Pulmonary and Abdominal Tuberculosis

Wernicke encephalopathy presenting in a patient with severe acute pancreatitis.

CONTEXT Acute pancreatitis can lead to prolonged fasting and malnutrition. Many metabolic changes, including thiamine deficiency, may lead to the well know pancreatic encephalopathy. In this condition however the thiamine deficiency is rarely suspected. CASE REPORT We report the case of a 17-year-old woman with severe acute pancreatitis who developed mental status changes and ophthalmoplegia....

Wernicke ’ S Encephalopathy Revisited

Aims: A translation into English of the case history section of Carl Wernicke’s original manuscript of 1881, with a discussion on its relevance for clinicians today. Methods: A copy of Carl Wernicke’s original German text was obtained by one of the authors (CCHC) and translated into English from the old German by a professional translator. Results: The translation was subsequently agreed by nat...