title: Wernicke's encephalopathy in a non-alcoholic man: case report and brief review.
abstract: Wernicke's encephalopathy, a serious neurological disorder caused by thiamine deficiency, is most commonly found in chronic alcoholics. We present a typical case of Wernicke's encephalopathy in a non-alcoholic man. Our patient presented with altered mental status, slurred speech, fever, vomiting and headache of one-week duration. An infectious etiology of the symptoms was ruled out by spinal fluid cultures. The patient improved dramatically within 24 hours of administration of thiamine.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Mount Sinai Services at Queens Hospital Center, Jamaica, NY 11432, USA.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Munir
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Hussain
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sondhi
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ameh
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Rosner
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013831:Thiamine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D013832:Thiamine Deficiency / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy; D014899:Wernicke Encephalopathy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D013831:Thiamine