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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Main Authors: Dantas Clarissa R, Banzato Claudio EM, Silva Luiz FAL, Saad Laura, Garcia Celso
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-07-01
Series:Journal of Medical Case Reports
Online Access:http://www.jmedicalcasereports.com/content/4/1/217