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Wernicke’s encephalopathy — from basic science to clinical practice. Part 1: Understanding the role of thiamine

Wernicke’s encephalopathy (WE) is an acute neuropsychiatric state. Untreated, WE can lead to coma or death, or progress to Korsakoff syndrome (KS) – a dementia characterized by irreversible loss of anterograde memory. Thiamine (vitamin B1) deficiency lies at the heart of this condition. Yet, our und...

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Published in:Ther Adv Psychopharmacol
Main Authors: Ott, Michael, Werneke, Ursula
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: SAGE Publications 2020
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7780320/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33447357
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2045125320978106
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