Brain MRI detection of early Wernicke’s encephalopathy in a hemodialysis patient

Brain MRI detection of early Wernicke’s encephalopathy in a hemodialysis patient

Abstract A 93‐year‐old hemodialysis patient became hospitalized for thiamine deficiency‐induced appetite loss and ultimately experienced consciousness disorder diagnosed as Wernicke's encephalopathy (WE). Since brain MRI on admission was retrospectively found to display faint WE findings, caref...

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Main Authors: Daiki Aomura, Yukifumi Kurasawa, Makoto Harada, Koji Hashimoto, Yuji Kamijo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2022-03-01
Series:Clinical Case Reports
Subjects:
appetite loss
brain magnetic resonance imaging
end‐stage renal disease
thiamine deficiency
wernicke's encephalopathy
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.5539

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https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.5539

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