Wernicke's encephalopathy in a non-alcoholic man: case report and brief review.
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.
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Department of Medicine, Mount Sinai Services at Queens Hospital Center, Jamaica, NY 11432, USA.
Hussain
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Sondhi
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Ameh
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Rosner
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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
D013831:Thiamine