An atypical presentation of Wernicke-Korsakoff encephalopathy mimicking a left hemispheric stroke: case report

BackgroundWernicke-Korsakoff encephalopathy is a metabolic disease caused by vitamin B1 deficiency that predominantly affects alcoholic patients. Its clinical picture is characterized mainly by altered mental status with memory deficits, ophthalmoparesis, and ataxia, although other clinical manifest...

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Hauptverfasser:	Ioana Butnariu, Daniela Nicoleta Anghel, Adela Magdalena Ciobanu, Florentina Cojocaru, Dana Antonescu-Ghelmez, Maria Mirabela Manea, Florian Antonescu
Format:	Artigo
Sprache:	Inglês
Veröffentlicht:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-12-01
Schriftenreihe:	Frontiers in Psychiatry
Schlagworte:	Wernicke-Korsakoff encephalopathy thiamine stroke mimic case report
Online-Zugang:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1499803/full
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