[Gayet-Wernicke's encephalopathy. A study of 13 cases observed in a refugee population hospitalized at the Conakry Teaching Hospital].
The authors report 13 cases of Gayet-Wernicke's encephalopathy observed in 13 patients of a refugee population. 11 presented the classical triad: oculomotor signs, cerebral ataxia and state of confusion and in 2 patients, only 2 symptoms were noted. The etiological factors: chronic alcoholism, malnutrition, uncontrollable vomiting, HIV and tuberculosis were identified. The outcome was evaluated on the basis of the disappearance of symptoms after treatment with 500 mg of thiamine in 7 patients, 1 death and 5 patients progressed toward Korsakoff amnesic syndrome.
Cissé
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AF
Service de neurologie, CHU Conakry Guinée. ousmanepaye5@yahoo.fr
Camara
N
N
Diallo
L L
LL
Morel
Y
Y
Koné
S
S
Camara
M I
MI
Koumbassa
M L
ML
Tafsir
D
D
Soumah
D
D
Djigué
B S
BS
Camara
O B
OB
Barry
M
M
Bangoura
S A
SA
Kourouma
S
S
Da Silva
L
L
Cissé
A
A
D000437:Alcoholism / Q000150:complications; D003221:Confusion / Q000209:etiology; D016701:Guinea; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D012036:Refugees; D015996:Survival Rate; D017741:Survivors; D013831:Thiamine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000150:complications; D014899:Wernicke Encephalopathy / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology* / Q000523:psychology
D013831:Thiamine