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Focal Thalamic Degeneration from Ethanol and Thiamine Deficiency is Associated with Neuroimmune Gene Induction, Microglial Activation, and Lack of Monocarboxylic Acid Transporters

BACKGROUND: Wernicke's encephalopathy-Korsakoff syndrome (WE-KS) is common in alcoholics, caused by thiamine deficiency (TD; vitamin B1) and associated with lesions to the thalamus (THAL). Although TD alone can cause WE, the high incidence in alcoholism suggests that TD and ethanol (EtOH) inter...

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Main Authors: Qin, Liya, Crews, Fulton T
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Blackwell Publishing Ltd 2014
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3959259/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24117525
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1111/acer.12272
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