Wernicke's encephalopathy after vertical banded gastroplasty for morbid obesity [1];Syndrome de Gayet-Wernicke après gastroplastie pour obésité

Revue de Medecine Interne

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 476-477

  Houdent, C ^a   Verger, N ^a   Courtois, H ^a   Ahtoy, P ^a   Teniere P ^a  

^a ROUEN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Bariatric surgery; Morbid obesity; Wernicke encephalopathy

Indexed keywords

OMEPRAZOLE; PYRIDOXINE; THIAMINE;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIPLOPIA; FIBERSCOPE ENDOSCOPY; GASTRIC BANDING; GASTROPLASTY; HALLUCINATION; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; MEMORY DISORDER; MORBID OBESITY; NYSTAGMUS; SYMPTOM; VOMITING; WERNICKE ENCEPHALOPATHY;

EID: 0038802464     PISSN: 02488663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0248-8663(03)00143-7     Document Type: Letter

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