Thyrotoxicosis Associated Wernicke’s Encephalopathy

BACKGROUND: Wernicke’s encephalopathy is a rare disorder resulting from nutrition deficiency in thiamine (vitamin B1). It is most often associated with chronic alcohol abuse. It can accompany other disorders such as hyperemesis gravidarum and hyperthyroidism. CASE: We present a case of severe Wernic...

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Main Authors: Bonucchi, James, Hassan, Ihab, Policeni, Bruno, Kaboli, Peter
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Springer-Verlag 2007
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Case Reports/Clinical Vignettes
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2173917/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18026802
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11606-007-0438-3
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