TY - JOUR
T1 - Non-alcoholic Wernicke's encephalopathy: From MRI findings of a case to differential diagnosis checklist
AU - Cannizzaro, Carla
AU - Lagalla, Roberto
AU - La Tona, Giuseppe
AU - Gagliardo, Cesare
AU - Pappalardo, Maria Pia
AU - Barone, Fabio
AU - Salvaggio, Giuseppe
PY - 2018
Y1 - 2018
N2 - Wernicke's encephalopathy is a serious neurological disorder secondary to thiamine deficiency in alcoholics. However, rarely it affects non-alcoholics. Here we present a case of Wernicke's encephalopathy in a non-alcoholic 56-year-old female, treated by endoscopic surgery for a duodenal ulcer two years before. She came to our attention for a sudden onset of a neurological syndrome characterized by visual deficits, diplopia, confusion, spatial disorientation and loss of short-term memory. An MRI scan showed the typical MRI findings of Wernicke's encephalopathy, which are discussed together with the possible differential diagnosis.
AB - Wernicke's encephalopathy is a serious neurological disorder secondary to thiamine deficiency in alcoholics. However, rarely it affects non-alcoholics. Here we present a case of Wernicke's encephalopathy in a non-alcoholic 56-year-old female, treated by endoscopic surgery for a duodenal ulcer two years before. She came to our attention for a sudden onset of a neurological syndrome characterized by visual deficits, diplopia, confusion, spatial disorientation and loss of short-term memory. An MRI scan showed the typical MRI findings of Wernicke's encephalopathy, which are discussed together with the possible differential diagnosis.
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10447/291514
UR - https://www.minervamedica.it/en/getpdf/hr0ZGdlwf6Iiwdz744JwkSstW%252FL1u%252BiLQioMGjbPy94c15RViwwlE%252BCH7eFkxdclzuuMN3FNj7Xmev%252FemqZfvw%253D%253D/R22Y2018N06A0334.pdf
M3 - Article
VL - 177
SP - 334
EP - 341
JO - Gazzetta Medica Italiana Archivio per le Scienze Mediche
JF - Gazzetta Medica Italiana Archivio per le Scienze Mediche
SN - 0393-3660
ER -