Wernicke’s Encephalopathy, Wet Beriberi, and Polyneuropathy in a Patient with Folate and Thiamine Deficiency Related to Gastric Phytobezoar

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عنوان ژورنال: Case Reports in Neurological Medicine

سال: 2015

ISSN: 2090-6668,2090-6676

DOI: 10.1155/2015/624807