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Delayed diagnosis of Wernicke encephalopathy with irreversible neural damage after subtotal gastrectomy for gastric cancer: A case of medical liability?

INTRODUCTION: Wernicke’s encephalopathy (WE) is a neurological syndrome caused by thiamine deficiency, and clinically characterized by ophthalmoplegia, ataxia and acute confusion. In developed countries, most cases of WE have been seen in alcohol misusers. Other reported causes are gastrointestinal...

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Udgivet i:Int J Surg Case Rep
Main Authors: Tozzo, Pamela, Caenazzo, Luciana, Rodriguez, Daniele, Bolcato, Matteo
Format: Artigo
Sprog:Inglês
Udgivet: Elsevier 2016
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Online adgang:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5167247/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27988455
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijscr.2016.11.058
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