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[Two cases of Wernicke's disease].

Abstract
We describe the cases of two men, one of whom was a non-alcoholic 50-year-old man who had been on hunger strike for 50 days and who was admitted to hospital with dysarthria, unstable gait, disorientation, ophthalmoplegia and ataxia. The suspected diagnosis was Wernicke's encephalopathy and treatment consisted of intramuscular thiamine shots followed by oral administration of the same drug, which produced rapid symptom resolution. In both patients, magnetic resonance imaging showed bilateral and symmetrical injuries around Silvio's aqueduct and in the periventricular region of both thalami.
AuthorsSilvia Franco Hidalgo, José María Prieto-De-Paula, José Ignacio Martín-Serradilla, Jesús Angel Simal Fernández
JournalEndocrinologia y nutricion : organo de la Sociedad Espanola de Endocrinologia y Nutricion (Endocrinol Nutr) 2009 Jun-Jul Vol. 56 Issue 6 Pg. 341-3 ISSN: 1575-0922 [Print] Spain
Vernacular TitleDos casos de enfermedad de Wernicke.
PMID19695516 (Publication Type: Case Reports, English Abstract, Journal Article)
Topics
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Wernicke Encephalopathy (diagnosis, etiology, therapy)

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