title: MR imaging with diffusion-weighted imaging in acute and chronic Wernicke encephalopathy.
abstract: Wernicke encephalopathy is a neurologic disorder that results from thiamine deficiency. It is associated with a classic triad of symptoms consisting of ataxia, ocular motor cranial neuropathies, and changes in consciousness. We report 3 cases of Wernicke encephalopathy in which MR imaging, including diffusion-weighted imaging, was performed at the onset and during follow-up. MR imaging findings were correlated with the clinical status of both the acute and chronic stage of Wernicke encephalopathy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Nebraska College of Medicine, Omaha, NE 68198, USA.
authors.forename: Matthew L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: White
authors.forename: Yan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Lee G
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Andrew
authors.forename: Wyatt L
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Hadley
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D038524:Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013832:Thiamine Deficiency / Q000150:complications; D014899:Wernicke Encephalopathy / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology