Wernicke's encephalopathy in an 18-year-old woman.
An unusually young woman (18 years old) who misused alcohol and developed Wernicke's encephalopathy is described.
Academic Department of Psychological Medicine, King's College Hospital, Denmark Hill, London.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D014899:Wernicke Encephalopathy / Q000209:etiology*