Anorexia nervosa and Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome: a case report
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Introduction</p> <p>Wernicke's encephalopathy is an acute, potentially fatal, neuropsychiatric syndrome resulting from thiamine deficiency. The disorder is still greatly under-diagnosed, and failure to promptly identify and adequately treat the c...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2010-07-01
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Series: | Journal of Medical Case Reports |
Online Access: | http://www.jmedicalcasereports.com/content/4/1/217 |