Wernicke's encephalopathy: a preventable cause of maternal death.
Wernicke's encephalopathy is a rare cause of maternal death. It is a difficult diagnosis to make but prevention and treatment is straightforward. Severe thiamine deficiency causes Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome. Correct diagnosis and treatment with thiamine will decrease the case fatality rate.
Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary, Dumfries.
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D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D020915:Korsakoff Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000401:mortality / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008428:Maternal Mortality; D011247:Pregnancy; D011379:Prognosis; D013831:Thiamine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D013832:Thiamine Deficiency / Q000150:complications / Q000401:mortality / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014899:Wernicke Encephalopathy / Q000150:complications / Q000401:mortality / Q000517:prevention & control*
D013831:Thiamine