title: Nonalcoholic Wernicke's encephalopathy.
abstract: Wernicke's encephalopathy (WE) is a serious neurologic condition resulting from thiamine deficiency. The majority of cases involve alcoholism; however, nonalcohol-associated WE does occur and is under-recognized. We discuss a case of a 22-year-old man with a history of Crohn's disease who presented to our emergency department with multiple neurologic complaints related to WE.
authors.affiliation: *Department of Emergency Medicine,Western Memorial Regional Hospital,Corner Brook,NL.
authors.forename: Amanda
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Welsh
authors.affiliation: †Discipline of Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine,Memorial University of Newfoundland,St. John's,NL.
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rogers
authors.affiliation: ‡Discipline of Internal Medicine,Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine,Memorial University of Newfoundland,St. John's,NL.
authors.forename: Fraser
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Clift
mesh_terms: D004401:Dysarthria / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D010672:Phenytoin / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012640:Seizures / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013831:Thiamine / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D013832:Thiamine Deficiency / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014717:Vertigo / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D014899:Wernicke Encephalopathy / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D010672:Phenytoin; D013831:Thiamine
keywords: Wernicke’s encephalopathy; nutritional deficiency; thiamine deficiency