Wernicke-Korsakoff Encephalopathy and Polyneuropathy After Gastroplasty for Morbid Obesity
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Wernicke-korsakoff encephalopathy and polyneuropathy after gastroplasty for morbid obesity: report of a case.
BACKGROUND Gastric partitioning is a surgical procedure for the treatment of morbid obesity that may engender neurological complications, such as Wernicke encephalopathy and polyneuropathy. SETTING A specialist hospital. PATIENT A 36-year-old woman developed Wernicke-Korsakoff encephalopathy and polyneuropathy 3 months after gastroplasty for morbid obesity. A magnetic resonance scan documen...
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Neurology
سال: 2000
ISSN: 0003-9942
DOI: 10.1001/archneur.57.9.1356