Abstract |
Bariatric surgery is a treatment that guarantees a substantial and lasting weight loss in addition to the tangible benefits relating to obesity-associated medical conditions. The increasing number of bariatric surgeries has revealed an increasing number of complications related to this procedure, including Wernicke´s encephalopathy and vitamin B deficiency polyneuropathies. Herein, a 7-week post-surgery case of Wernicke´s encephalopathy is presented that emphasizes the importance of an early recognition of these symptoms so as to initiate intervention during the reversible phase of these potentially lethal pathologies.
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Authors | Tomas Carvajal, Diana L Franco, Adriana Martínez, Iván M Peña |
Journal | Biomedica : revista del Instituto Nacional de Salud
(Biomedica)
2012 Oct-Dec
Vol. 32
Issue 4
Pg. 474-84
ISSN: 2590-7379 [Electronic] Colombia |
Vernacular Title | Encefalopatía de Wernicke y polineuropatía asociada a déficit de complejo B después de una cirugía bariátrica. |
PMID | 23715222
(Publication Type: Case Reports, English Abstract, Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
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Topics |
- Adult
- Anxiety Disorders
(diagnosis)
- Brain Damage, Chronic
(diagnosis, etiology)
- Coma
(diagnosis, etiology)
- Diagnostic Errors
- Factitious Disorders
(diagnosis)
- Female
- Gastric Bypass
- Humans
- Hypothyroidism
(complications)
- Mental Disorders
(complications)
- Obesity, Morbid
(complications, surgery)
- Polyneuropathies
(diagnosis, etiology)
- Postoperative Complications
(diagnosis, etiology)
- Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting
(complications)
- Prognosis
- Risk Factors
- Urinary Tract Infections
(complications)
- Vitamin B Complex
(pharmacokinetics)
- Vitamin B Deficiency
(diagnosis, etiology)
- Wernicke Encephalopathy
(diagnosis, drug therapy, etiology, physiopathology)
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