title: Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome after subtotal gastrectomy.
abstract: A case of Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome is a nonalcoholic patient after gastric surgery provides support for the theory that nutritional deficiencies play an important part in the pathogenesis of the disease.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000425:Alcohol Amnestic Disorder / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D005743:Gastrectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008286:Malabsorption Syndromes / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D013577:Syndrome; D013832:Thiamine Deficiency / Q000150:complications; D014899:Wernicke Encephalopathy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology