Prospective neuropathologic study on the occurrence of Wernicke's encephalopathy in patients with tumours of the lymphoid-hemopoietic systems.
In this prospective neuropathologic study, Wernicke's encephalopathy appears to be the most frequent intracranial complication of treated patients with tumours of the lymphoid-hemopoietic systems. The highest incidence of this encephalopathy is found in elderly and in patients with a prolonged survival. The chronic form of Wernicke's encephalopathy is most commonly observed.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000473:pathology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007951:Leukemia, Myeloid / Q000473:pathology*; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000473:pathology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D014899:Wernicke Encephalopathy / Q000473:pathology*