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Wernicke encephalopathy, also referred as Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome, is a form of thiamine (vitamin B1) deficiency, and is typically seen in alcoholics.×ArticlesLogInCasesSignUpCoursesQuizBlogDonateAbout×MenuSearchADVERTISEMENT:Radiopaediaisfreethankstooursupportersandadvertisers.BecomeaGoldSupporterandseenoads.ArticlesCasesCoursesLogInLoginSignup{"url":"/signup-modal-props.json?lang=us\u0026email="}ArticlesCasesCoursesQuizAboutBlogGoad-freeSearchWernickeencephalopathyDrHenryKnipe◉◈andAssocProfFrankGaillard◉◈etal.Wernickeencephalopathy, alsoreferredasWernicke-Korsakoffsyndrome,isaformofthiamine(vitaminB1)deficiency,andistypicallyseeninalcoholics.Onimaging,itiscommonlyseenonMRIasareasofsymmetricalincreasedT2/FLAIRsignalinvolvingthemammillarybodies,dorsomedialthalami,tectalplate,periaqueductalarea and/oraroundthethirdventricle.Onthispage:Article:ClinicalpresentationPathologyRadiographicfeaturesTreatmentandprognosisHistoryandetymologyDifferentialdiagnosisRelatedarticlesReferencesImages:CasesandfiguresClinicalpresentationItwasoriginallydescribedascharacterizedbythetriadof:acuteconfusionataxiaophthalmoplegia(mostcommonlyhorizontalnystagmusandconjugategazepalsies)WernickeencephalopathycanevolveintothechronicformofthiaminedeficiencyknownasKorsakoffpsychosis,characterizedby:memoryloss(globalamnesia)confabulationThetwotermsareoftenconcatenatedtoformWernicke-Korsakoffsyndrome.PathologyEtiologyThiaminedeficiencyresultsfrommalnutritionormalabsorption,whichcanoccurforanumberofreasons6,7:alcoholabuse(upto90%inindustrialisedcountries5)starvation/fastingprolongedtotalparenteralnutritionwithoutsupplementationpostbariatricsurgeryhyperemesisgravidarumgastrointestinalmalignancychronicdialysisRadiographicfeaturesInacutestages,hemorrhage,necrosis,andedemamaybepresent.Inchronicstages,atrophicchangesmaybepresentespeciallyinvolvingthemamillarybodies.CTUsuallynormal.MRIT2/FLAIR: symmetricallyincreasedsignalintensityinthemammillarybodiesdorsomedialthalamitectalplateperiaqueductalgreymattera

WernickeencephalopathyFromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopediaJumptonavigationJumptosearchWernickeencephalopathyOthernamesWernicke'sdiseaseHypothalamusSpecialtyNeurology SymptomsAtaxia,ophthalmoplegia,confusionCausesThiaminedeficencyRiskfactorsAlcoholusedisorder,malnutritionWernickeencephalopathy(WE),alsoWernicke'sencephalopathy[1]isthepresenceofneurologicalsymptomscausedbybiochemicallesionsofthecentralnervoussystemafterexhaustionofB-vitaminreserves,inparticularthiamine(vitaminB1).Theconditionispartofalargergroupofthiaminedeficiencydisorders,thatincludesberiberiinallitsforms,andalcoholicKorsakoffsyndrome.WhenitoccurssimultaneouslywithalcoholicKorsakoffsyndromeitisknownasWernicke–Korsakoffsyndrome.[2][3]Classically,Wernickeencephalopathyischaracterisedbythetriad–ophthalmoplegia,ataxia,andconfusion.Around10%ofpatientsexhibitallthreefeatures,andothersymptomsmayalsobepresent.[4]Whileitiscommonlyregardedasaconditionpeculiartomalnourishedpeoplewithalcoholmisuse,itcanbecausedbyavarietyofdiseases.[2][5]Itistreatedwiththiaminesupplementation,whichcanleadtoimprovementofthesymptomsandoftencompleteresolution,particularlyinthosewherealcoholmisuseisnottheunderlyingcause.[6]Oftenothernutrientsalsoneedtobereplaced,dependingonthecause.Wernickeencephalopathymaybepresentinthegeneralpopulationwithaprevalenceofaround2%,andisconsideredunderdiagnosed;probably,manycasesareinpatientswhodonothavecommonly-associatedsymptoms.[7]Contents1Signsandsymptoms1.1Locationofthelesion1.2Korsakoffsyndrome2Riskfactors3Pathophysiology3.1Neuropathology3.2Pathologicalanatomy4Diagnosis5Prevention6Treatment7Epidemiology8History9Children10References11ExternallinksSignsandsymptoms[edit]TheclassictriadofsymptomsfoundinWernickeencephalopathyis:[8]ophthalmoplegia(laterexpandedtoothereyemovementdisorders,mostcommonlyaffectingthelateralrectusmuscle.[8]Lateralnystagmusismostcommonlyseenalthoughlateralrectuspalsy,usuallybilateral,maybeseen).ataxia(laterexpandedtoimbalanceoranycerebellarsigns)confusion(laterexpandedtootherment

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NCBISkiptomaincontentSkiptonavigationResourcesHowToAboutNCBIAccesskeysMyNCBISignintoNCBISignOutJournalListInVivov.31(1);Jan-Feb2017PMC5354137InVivo.2017Jan-Feb;31(1):121–124.Publishedonline2017Jan5.doi: 10.21873/invivo.11034PMCID:PMC5354137PMID:28064230High-doseParenteralThiamineinTreatmentofWernicke’sEncephalopathy:CaseSeriesandReviewoftheLiteratureANDREWNISHIMOTO,1,2JUSTINUSERY,1,2JOHNC.WINTON,3andJENNIFERTWILLA1,2ANDREWNISHIMOTO1DepartmentofPharmacy,MethodistUniversityHospital,Memphis,TN,U.S.A.2DepartmentofClinicalPharmacy,UniversityofTennessee,Memphis,TN,U.S.A.FindarticlesbyANDREWNISHIMOTOJUSTINUSERY1DepartmentofPharmacy,MethodistUniversityHospital,Memphis,TN,U.S.A.2DepartmentofClinicalPharmacy,UniversityofTennessee,Memphis,TN,U.S.A.FindarticlesbyJUSTINUSERYJOHNC.WINTON3InpatientPhysicians,MethodistGermantownHospital,Memphis,TN,U.S.A.FindarticlesbyJOHNC.WINTONJENNIFERTWILLA1DepartmentofPharmacy,MethodistUniversityHospital,Memphis,TN,U.S.A.2DepartmentofClinicalPharmacy,UniversityofTennessee,Memphis,TN,U.S.A.FindarticlesbyJENNIFERTWILLAAuthorinformationArticlenotesCopyrightandLicenseinformationDisclaimer1DepartmentofPharmacy,MethodistUniversityHospital,Memphis,TN,U.S.A.2DepartmentofClinicalPharmacy,UniversityofTennessee,Memphis,TN,U.S.A.3InpatientPhysicians,MethodistGermantownHospital,Memphis,TN,U.S.A.Dr.JenniferTwilla,Pharm.D.,BCPS.DepartmentofPharmacy,MethodistUniversityHospital,1265UnionAvenue,Memphis,TN,38104,U.S.A.Tel:+19015168170,Fax:[email protected];Accepted2016Dec13.Copyright2017,byTheInternationalInstituteofAnticancerResearchThisarticlehasbeencitedbyotherarticlesinPMC.Background:ThiaminedeficiencycanleadtoWernicke’sencephalopathy(WE),anacuteandpotentiallylife-threateningneurologicaldisorder.EventhoughthemaintreatmentmodalityforWEconsistsofthiaminereplacement,evidencesupportinganoptimaldosingstrategyanddurationisunclear.PatientsandMethods:Wepresentasingle-centercaseseriesofelevenpatientsthatwereadmittedwithpossibleWEandt