TWO CASES OF NON-ALCOHOLIC WERNICKE ENCEPHALOPATHY SUCCESSFULLY TREATED BY THIAMINE REPLACEMENT: DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC CONSIDERATIONS

Wernicke’s encephalopathy (WE) is an acute neurologi- cal disorder, due to a lack of thiamin (vitamin B1) which is observed mainly in alcoholic patients. Unfortunately, the syn- drome is underestimated in clinical practice and most often recognized only on autopsy, especially among non-alcoholics. The common clinical picture include mental status changes, ocular dysfunction, and gait ataxia. Treatment consists of timely thiamine replacement through intravenous infusion. We describe the case of two patients who developed a non-alcoholic WE post-surgical, regressed completely after intravenous infusion of thiamine. These cases suggest intere- sting diagnostic and therapeutic implications.

Talamanca, S., Puma, A., Cosentino, G., Giglia, G., Panetta, M., Vigneri, S., et al. (2010). TWO CASES OF NON-ALCOHOLIC WERNICKE ENCEPHALOPATHY SUCCESSFULLY TREATED BY THIAMINE REPLACEMENT: DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC CONSIDERATIONS. ACTA MEDICA MEDITERRANEA, 26, 29-32.

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Data di pubblicazione: 2010
Titolo: TWO CASES OF NON-ALCOHOLIC WERNICKE ENCEPHALOPATHY SUCCESSFULLY TREATED BY THIAMINE REPLACEMENT: DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC CONSIDERATIONS
Autori: 
TALAMANCA, Simona
PUMA, Angela Rita
COSENTINO, Giuseppe
GIGLIA, Giuseppe
PANETTA, Maristella
Vigneri, Simone
Giglia, Francesca
BRIGHINA, Filippo
Citazione: Talamanca, S., Puma, A., Cosentino, G., Giglia, G., Panetta, M., Vigneri, S., et al. (2010). TWO CASES OF NON-ALCOHOLIC WERNICKE ENCEPHALOPATHY SUCCESSFULLY TREATED BY THIAMINE REPLACEMENT: DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC CONSIDERATIONS. ACTA MEDICA MEDITERRANEA, 26, 29-32.
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