Thirty Days without a Bite: Wernicke?s Encephalopathy in a Patient with Paranoid Schizophrenia
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Wernicke's Encephalopathy (WE) is a preventable neurologic condition characterized by altered mental status, ophthalmoplegia, and ataxia. Although historically associated with alcoholism, a few authors have described WE in patients with non-alcohol related psychiatric disorders. We report herein the case of a 36-year-old young man with paranoid schizophrenia who was brought to hospital for conf...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Neurological Disorders
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2329-6895
DOI: 10.4172/2329-6895.1000182