title: Wernicke's encephalopathy in a child: case report and MR findings.
abstract: We report a child affected by Wernicke's encephalopathy (WE), which was unsuspected clinically. MRI suggested the correct diagnosis and prompted appropriate thiamine replacement. WE is a difficult condition to recognise, especially in children, and MRI may be useful in the diagnosis of the disease.
authors: Department of Radiology, University of Bologna, Italy.
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Coe
authors: F
authors: F
authors: Carfagnini
authors: G
authors: G
authors: Tani
authors: P
authors: P
authors: Ambrosetto
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D011699:Putamen / Q000473:pathology; D013787:Thalamic Nuclei / Q000473:pathology; D013831:Thiamine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D013832:Thiamine Deficiency / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D014899:Wernicke Encephalopathy / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D013831:Thiamine