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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Publicado no:Int J Surg Case Rep
Main Authors: Tozzo, Pamela, Caenazzo, Luciana, Rodriguez, Daniele, Bolcato, Matteo
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:Inglês
Publicado em: Elsevier 2016
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Case Report
Acesso em linha: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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