Wernicke’s encephalopathy in a patient with acute pancreatitis: unusual cortical involvement and mar...
Wernicke’s encephalopathy in a patient with acute pancreatitis: unusual cortical involvement and marvelous prognosis
About this item
Full title
Author / Creator
Cui, Hong-Wei , Zhang, Bo-Ai , Peng, Tao , Liu, Yu and Liu, Yan-Ru
Publisher
Milan: Springer Milan
Journal title
Language
English
Formats
Publication information
Publisher
Milan: Springer Milan
Subjects
More information
Scope and Contents
Contents
Wernicke’s encephalopathy (WE) is a severe neurological disorder caused by thiamine deficiency. Clinically, it is most frequently observed in people with alcohol abuse. WE, however, can occur in any clinical condition associated with malnutrition or thiamine deficiency. We present the case of a 47-year-old woman with prolonged therapeutic fasting w...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Wernicke’s encephalopathy in a patient with acute pancreatitis: unusual cortical involvement and marvelous prognosis
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Record Identifier
TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1017982412
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1017982412
Other Identifiers
ISSN
1590-1874
E-ISSN
1590-3478
DOI
10.1007/s10072-011-0771-5
