THE COMPLEXITY OF DUAL PATHOLOGY: REGARDING A CASE REPORT OF SEIZURES

Introduction Wernicke’s encephalopathy (WE) is a potentially reversible neuropsychiatric emergency caused by thiamine deficiency, whose classical triad consists of acute onset of confusion, gait ataxia, and oculomotor dysfunction. The diagnosis is missed in 75-80% of cases and approximately 80% of...

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Main Authors: M. F. De Andrade, M. Magalhães, L. Gil, V. Viveiros, C. Moreira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2023-03-01
Series:European Psychiatry
Online Access:https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S0924933823016036/type/journal_article