Wernicke Encephalopathy in COVID-19 Patients: Report of Three Cases
| Autor: | Daniel Galera Bernabé, Rodrigo Batista Irikura, Marcus Vinícius Magno Gonçalves, Antônio Mendes Fontanelli, Sergio Irikura, Marcus Vinicius Branco de Oliveira |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Unimed Hospital of Araçatuba, Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp), University of the Region of Joinville (UNIVILLE) |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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030213 general clinical medicine
Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty ARDS Encephalopathy Case Report lcsh:RC346-429 thiamine 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine delirium Weight loss medicine Weaning lcsh:Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system Wernicke Encephalopathy Wernicke encephalopathy business.industry food and beverages COVID-19 medicine.disease encephalopathy Neurology Etiology Delirium Thiamine Neurology (clinical) medicine.symptom business human activities 030217 neurology & neurosurgery acute respiratory distress |
| Zdroj: | Scopus Repositório Institucional da UNESP Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP) instacron:UNESP Frontiers in Neurology Frontiers in Neurology, Vol 12 (2021) |
| Popis: | Made available in DSpace on 2021-06-25T10:55:11Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2021-02-26 Encephalopathy has been frequently reported in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) related to COVID-19, and its etiology remains undetermined. These patients display hypercatabolic state, weight loss, use of diuretics, and dialytic therapy, which represent risk factors for thiamine depletion. The diagnosis of Wernicke encephalopathy (WE) is challenging and based on risk factors for the depletion of thiamine. We reported three cases of patients with COVID-19-related WE treated with intravenous thiamine. All patients responded with immediate neurologic improvement, and two of them had accelerated ventilatory weaning. The cases reported suggest that thiamine deficiency could represent relevant etiology of COVID-19-related encephalopathy. Department of Neurology Unimed Hospital of Araçatuba Laboratory of Psychoneuroimmunology Psychosomatic Research Center Oral Oncology Center Araçatuba Dental School São Paulo State University (UNESP) Department of Medicine University of the Region of Joinville (UNIVILLE) Laboratory of Psychoneuroimmunology Psychosomatic Research Center Oral Oncology Center Araçatuba Dental School São Paulo State University (UNESP) |
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