A clinical and radiographic variant of Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome in a nonalcoholic patient
| Autor: | T. J. Herzog, Alexander C. Flint, M. E. Rausch, Y. Anziska, O. Williams |
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| Rok vydání: | 2006 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Ataxia Radiography Encephalopathy Adenocarcinoma Ophthalmoparesis chemistry.chemical_compound medicine Humans Thiamine Thiamine deficiency Wernicke–Korsakoff syndrome business.industry Middle Aged medicine.disease Metastatic Endometrial Adenocarcinoma Debulking Surgery Endometrial Neoplasms Korsakoff Syndrome chemistry Female Neurology (clinical) medicine.symptom business |
| Zdroj: | Neurology. 67(11) |
| ISSN: | 1526-632X |
| Popis: | Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome (WKS) is caused by thiamine deficiency and typically presents with encephalopathy, ataxia, and ophthalmoparesis. A 57-year-old woman with no history of alcoholism developed abdominal distention over 4 months and an inability to eat. Abdominal/pelvic CT demonstrated a large midline mass. She underwent TAH/BSO with debulking of Stage IV metastatic endometrial adenocarcinoma. Nine days postoperatively she became lethargic and was disoriented and unable to register three objects. There … |
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