[Wernicke´s encephalopathy and polyneuropathy associated with vitamin B complex deficiency after a bariatric surgery]
| Autor: | Tomas, Carvajal, Diana L, Franco, Adriana, Martínez, Iván M, Peña |
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| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
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Adult
Mental Disorders Gastric Bypass Prognosis Anxiety Disorders Obesity Morbid Factitious Disorders Polyneuropathies Postoperative Complications Hypothyroidism Vitamin B Deficiency Risk Factors Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting Urinary Tract Infections Vitamin B Complex Humans Brain Damage Chronic Female Wernicke Encephalopathy Coma Diagnostic Errors |
| Zdroj: | Biomedica : revista del Instituto Nacional de Salud. 32(4) |
| ISSN: | 2590-7379 |
| Popis: | Bariatric surgery is a treatment that guarantees a substantial and lasting weight loss in addition to the tangible benefits relating to obesity-associated medical conditions. The increasing number of bariatric surgeries has revealed an increasing number of complications related to this procedure, including Wernicke´s encephalopathy and vitamin B deficiency polyneuropathies. Herein, a 7-week post-surgery case of Wernicke´s encephalopathy is presented that emphasizes the importance of an early recognition of these symptoms so as to initiate intervention during the reversible phase of these potentially lethal pathologies. |
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