Computed tomography in the diagnosis of Wernicke's encephalopathy: a radiological-neuropathological correlation.
A case of Wernicke's encephalopathy with pathological verification is reported. Results of computed tomography scanning performed one day after admission of the patient, a male alcoholic, strongly suggested Wernicke's encephalopathy and were in agreement with the subsequent postmortem findings.
D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014899:Wernicke Encephalopathy / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology