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Wernicke's encephalopathy

Wernicke's encephalopathy: Introduction

Wernicke's encephalopathy: Brain condition with various effects. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Wernicke's encephalopathy is available below.

Symptoms of Wernicke's encephalopathy

• Reduced eye movement
• Abnormal eye movements
• Staggering gait
• Agitation
• Cold skin
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See full list of 7 symptoms of Wernicke's encephalopathy

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Disease Topics Related To Wernicke's encephalopathy

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Medical Textbooks Online about Wernicke's encephalopathy

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Misdiagnosis and Wernicke's encephalopathy

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Wernicke's encephalopathy: Rare Types

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Causes of Wernicke's encephalopathy

• Thiamine deficiency
• Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome - see also underlying causes of Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome
• Alcoholism - and this causes malnutrition and thus thiamine deficiency
• Malnutrition
• more causes...»

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More information about causes of Wernicke's encephalopathy:

• Underlying causes of Wernicke's encephalopathy
• Wernicke's encephalopathy as a symptom

Treatments for Wernicke's encephalopathy

• Emergency treatment
• Thiamine injections
• See also treatment of thiamine deficiency
• more treatments...»

Read more about treatments for Wernicke's encephalopathy

Evidence Based Medicine Research for Wernicke's encephalopathy

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• How long should problem drinkers continue to take thiamine?
• Wernicke's encephalopathy
• Screening tools, detoxification and vitamin supplementation for alcohol dependence
• Thiamine
• In patients with Korsakoff syndrome, will deterioration in memory and cognitive function continue after they give up alcohol?
• more research...»

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Wernicke's encephalopathy: Broader Related Topics

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Definitions of Wernicke's encephalopathy:

Inflammatory degenerative disease of the brain caused by thiamine deficiency that is usually associated with alcoholism - (Source - WordNet 2.1)

Wernicke's encephalopathy is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Wernicke's encephalopathy, or a subtype of Wernicke's encephalopathy, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)

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