Wernicke's encephalopathy in nonalcoholic patients: Clinical and pathologic features of three cases and literature reviewed

Neuropathology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 231-235

  Gui, Qiu Ping ^a   Zhao, Wei Qin ^b   Wang, Lu Ning ^a  

^a CHINESE PLA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (China)

^b Youyi Hospital   (China)

Author keywords

Thiamine deficiency complications; Wernicke's encephalopathy etiology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; AUTOPSY; BRAIN AQUEDUCT; BRAIN FOURTH VENTRICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN THIRD VENTRICLE; CAPILLARY PROLIFERATION; CASE REPORT; CELL LOSS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEMYELINATION; GLIOSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFERIOR OLIVE; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MAMMILLARY BODY; METABOLIC DISORDER; NERVE CELL LESION; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NONALCOHOLIC PATIENT; NUTRITIONAL DISORDER; PATIENT; PETECHIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THALAMUS MEDIALIS CENTRALIS NUCLEUS; THIAMINE DEFICIENCY; VASODILATATION; WERNICKE ENCEPHALOPATHY;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; BRAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MIDDLE AGED; WERNICKE ENCEPHALOPATHY;

EID: 33646751446     PISSN: 09196544     EISSN: 14401789     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1789.2006.00665.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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