Non-alcoholic Wernicke's encephalopathy: broadening the clinicoradiological spectrum.
Wernicke's encephalopathy (WE) is a serious neurological disorder secondary to thiamine deficiency. Improved recognition by radiologists and allied health providers of the different clinical settings and imaging findings associated with this emergency can optimise the management of this condition and help prevent its severe consequences. The aim of this study is to illustrate the broad clinicoradiological spectrum of non-alcoholic WE, while emphasising atypical MRI findings.
Santos Andrade
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Department of Radiology, Clinics Hospital of the University of Sao Paulo, Brazil. celis.andrade@hotmail.com <celis.andrade@hotmail.com>
Tavares Lucato
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da Graça Morais Martin
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Joaquina Marques-Dias
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Antonio Pezzi Portela
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Scarabôtolo Gattás
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da Costa Leite
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003287:Contrast Media; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013832:Thiamine Deficiency / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014899:Wernicke Encephalopathy / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology
D003287:Contrast Media