| Autor: |
A F, Cissé, N, Camara, L L, Diallo, Y, Morel, S, Koné, M I, Camara, M L, Koumbassa, D, Tafsir, D, Soumah, B S, Djigué, O B, Camara, M, Barry, S A, Bangoura, S, Kourouma, L, Da Silva, A, Cissé |
| Jazyk: |
francouzština |
| Rok vydání: |
2009 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Bulletin de la Societe de pathologie exotique (1990). 101(5) |
| ISSN: |
0037-9085 |
| Popis: |
The authors report 13 cases of Gayet-Wernicke's encephalopathy observed in 13 patients of a refugee population. 11 presented the classical triad: oculomotor signs, cerebral ataxia and state of confusion and in 2 patients, only 2 symptoms were noted. The etiological factors: chronic alcoholism, malnutrition, uncontrollable vomiting, HIV and tuberculosis were identified. The outcome was evaluated on the basis of the disappearance of symptoms after treatment with 500 mg of thiamine in 7 patients, 1 death and 5 patients progressed toward Korsakoff amnesic syndrome. |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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