title: Alcoholic beverage consumption prior to the onset of Wernicke's encephalopathy.
abstract: Alcoholic beverage consumption prior to the onset of Wernicke's encephalopathy is shown to be, primarily, full strength beer, although not always in large quantity, by 91% of 80 patients. Secondly, in order of frequency of consumption, was white wine sold in casks and consumed by 30% of patients. These findings have implications when decisions have to be made regarding which alcoholic beverages could be fortified with thiamine as a measure designed to prevent the development of the Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Clinical Sciences Building, Royal Brisbane Hospital, Herston, Queensland, 4029, Australia.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Price
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hicks