Wernicke Encephalopathy in a Patient with Pulmonary and Abdominal Tuberculosis

[...]he was immediately given intramuscular Vitamin B1 with 100 mg twice a day for 12 days. [...]the patient appeared blurred vision due to long-term lack of absorption of Vitamin B1. [1] It is difficult for clinical practitioners to distinguish it from other neuropsychiatric disorders, especially i...

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Published in:Chinese medical journal 2017-11, Vol.130 (22), p.2757-2758
Main Authors: Gan, Yun-Cui, Jin, Jing, Qiu, Zhi-Xin, Chen, Xue-Rong
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abdomen
Alcoholism
Blood tests
Cerebellar Ataxia
Mental Disorder
Ophthalmoplegia
Thiamine Deficiency
Tuberculosis
Wernicke Encephalopathy
Clinical Challenge
Clinical medicine
Cooperation
Critical care
Dehydrogenases
Drug dosages
Encephalitis
Encephalopathy
Family medical history
Hospitals
Medical imaging
Medicine
NMR
Nuclear magnetic resonance
Parenteral nutrition
Patients
Prognosis
Risk factors
Tomography
Tuberculosis
Vitamin B
Vitamin deficiency
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Summary:[...]he was immediately given intramuscular Vitamin B1 with 100 mg twice a day for 12 days. [...]the patient appeared blurred vision due to long-term lack of absorption of Vitamin B1. [1] It is difficult for clinical practitioners to distinguish it from other neuropsychiatric disorders, especially in pediatric patients for their atypical clinical symptoms [3] and in patients with liver failure due to the difficulty of distinguishing WE from hepatic encephalopathy.
ISSN:0366-6999
DOI:10.4103/0366-6999.218010