[Hypothermia in Wernicke's encephalopathy].
Two cases of Wernicke's encephalopathy with severe hypothermia as a major presenting sign are reported. The outcome was favorable with thiamine treatment. The clinical features, frequency, prognostic value and clinico-pathological correlations of hypothermia in this condition are reviewed.
Service de Neurologie, Hôpital Henri-Mondor, Créteil.
M W
MW
Mann
J D
JD
Degos
D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007035:Hypothermia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D013831:Thiamine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014899:Wernicke Encephalopathy / Q000150:complications*
D013831:Thiamine
L'hypothermie dans l'encéphalopathie de Wernicke.