Wernicke's encephalopathy in a woman on slimming diet

Neurology

Volumn 58, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1697-1698

  Sechi, G P ^a,b   Serra, A ^a   Pirastru, M I ^a   Sotgiu, S ^a   Rosati, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^b Neurological Clinic   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

THIAMINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIPLOPIA; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW CALORY DIET; NAUSEA; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PTOSIS; VERTIGO; WEIGHT REDUCTION; WERNICKE ENCEPHALOPATHY;

EID: 0037062567     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.58.11.1697     Document Type: Article

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