 Wernicke Encephalopathy
"Wernicke Encephalopathy" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An acute neurological disorder characterized by the triad of ophthalmoplegia, ataxia, and disturbances of mental activity or consciousness. Eye movement abnormalities include nystagmus, external rectus palsies, and reduced conjugate gaze. THIAMINE DEFICIENCY and chronic ALCOHOLISM are associated conditions. Pathologic features include periventricular petechial hemorrhages and neuropil breakdown in the diencephalon and brainstem. Chronic thiamine deficiency may lead to KORSAKOFF SYNDROME. (Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, pp1139-42; Davis & Robertson, Textbook of Neuropathology, 2nd ed, pp452-3)
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D014899
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C10.228.140.163.960 C18.452.132.960 C18.654.521.500.133.699.827.822 C25.100.625 F03.900.100.875
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| Concept/Terms |
Wernicke Encephalopathy- Wernicke Encephalopathy
- Encephalopathies, Wernicke
- Wernicke Encephalopathies
- Wernicke's Encephalopathy
- Beriberi, Cerebral
- Cerebral Beriberi
- Encephalopathy, Wernicke
- Encephalopathy, Gayet-Wernicke
- Encephalopathy, Gayet Wernicke
- Encephalopathy, Wernicke's
- Encephalopathy, Wernickes
- Wernicke's Syndrome
- Gayet-Wernicke Encephalopathy
- Gayet Wernicke Encephalopathy
- Wernicke Syndrome
- Wernicke Disease
- Wernicke Polioencephalitis, Superior Hemorrhagic
- Wernicke's Disease
- Wernicke's Superior Hemorrhagic Polioencephalitis
- Wernicke's Polioencephalitis, Superior Hemorrhagic
- Wernicke Superior Hemorrhagic Polioencephalitis
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| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1992 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Wernicke Encephalopathy" by people in Profiles over the past ten years.
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Slagle BM, Meece T, Foster C, Campbell A, Tong L, Drake P. Altered Mental Status and Cardiac Failure Due to Thiamine Deficiency in an Overweight Teen. Pediatrics. 2024 Apr 01; 153(4).
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Louis AM, Chen AH, Pakravan M, Charoenkijkajorn C, Lee AG. Wernicke's Encephalopathy Secondary to Chronic Total Parenteral Nutrition. J Neuroophthalmol. 2024 Mar 01; 44(1):e149-e150.
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