title: A non-alcoholic Wernicke's encephalopathy case with atypical MRI findings: Clinic versus radiology.
abstract: Wernicke's Encephalopathy is an acute neuropsychiatric syndrome that can be seen in both alcohol abusers and non-alcoholic population as a result of thiamine deficiency. We herein report a non-alcoholic patient with typical clinical presentations but atypical MRI findings. Early clinical suspicion of WE is especially important in non-alcoholic patients with atypical MRI findings. The diagnosis of this group is more difficult to make and the prognosis of the syndrome mostly depends on early initiation of thiamine supplementation.
authors: Department of Neurology, Ege University Faculty of Medicine, Bornova, İzmir, Turkey aguler7576@hotmail.com.
authors: Ayse
authors: A
authors: Guler
authors: Department of Neurology, Ege University Faculty of Medicine, Bornova, İzmir, Turkey.
authors: Sezin
authors: S
authors: Alpaydin
authors: Department of Neurology, Ege University Faculty of Medicine, Bornova, İzmir, Turkey.
authors: Hadiye
authors: H
authors: Sirin
authors: Department of Radiology, Ege University Faculty of Medicine, Bornova, İzmir, Turkey.
authors: Cem
authors: C
authors: Calli
authors: Department of Neurology, Ege University Faculty of Medicine, Bornova, İzmir, Turkey.
authors: Neşe
authors: N
authors: Celebisoy
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000150:complications; D003093:Colitis, Ulcerative / Q000150:complications; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004941:Esophagitis / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D011379:Prognosis; D013831:Thiamine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014899:Wernicke Encephalopathy / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D013831:Thiamine
keywords: Wernicke’s encephalopathy; atypical MRI findings; neuropsychiatric syndrome; thiamine deficiency