title: The cost of living in purgatory's shadow.
abstract: A 40-year-old alcoholic man developed Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome. His examination showed ophthalmoplegia, ataxia and memory difficulties. His cranial magnetic resonance imaging scan showed increased signal in the paraventricular regions of the thalamus on T-2 weighted, diffusion and axial fluid-attenuated inversion recovery sequences consistent with the syndrome. The ophthalmoplegia resolved with thiamine administration; however, his memory did not improve.
authors.affiliation: The Departments of Ophthalmology, Neurology and Neurosurgery, University of Alabama-Birmingham, USA.
authors.forename: Michael S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Vaphiades
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D020915:Korsakoff Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male