A Fatal Case of Wernicke's Encephalopathy after Sleeve Gastrectomy for Morbid Obesity

Wernicke's encephalopathy is an acute neuropsychiatric disorder, due to thiamine (vitamin B1) deficiency. It is traditionally described in chronic alcohol abusers; however obesity surgery is an emerging cause, as the number of bariatric procedures increases. A high index of clinical suspicion i...

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Main Authors: Manatakis, Dimitrios K., Georgopoulos, Nikolaos
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2014
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Case Report
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4170760/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25276464
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/281210
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