Imaging-Based Diagnosis of Wernicke Encephalopathy: a Case Report
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Imaging-Based Diagnosis of Wernicke Encephalopathy: A Case Report
INTRODUCTION Wernicke encephalopathy (WE) is a medical emergency characterized by ataxia, confusion, nystagmus and ophthalmoplegia resulting from thiamin deficiency. Alcoholism is the common cause for this disease. CASE PRESENTATION A 41 year old man was brought to our emergency department (ED) complaining of confusion. One week earlier he had started to experience severe nausea and vomiting ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Trauma Monthly
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2251-7464,2251-7472
DOI: 10.5812/traumamon.17403