An atypical presentation of Wernicke's encephalopathy in an 11-year-old child [38]

Eye

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1418-1420

  Cooke, C A ^a   Hicks, E ^b   Page, A B ^a   Mc Kinstry, S ^a,b  

^a ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL BELFAST HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POTASSIUM; THIAMINE;

ANOREXIA; ATAXIA; BLURRED VISION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GAIT DISORDER; HUMAN; LETHARGY; LETTER; MEMORY DISORDER; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NYSTAGMUS; OPTIC DISK; POTASSIUM BLOOD LEVEL; SCHOOL CHILD; SHORT TERM MEMORY; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VISUAL ACUITY; VOMITING; WEIGHT REDUCTION; WERNICKE ENCEPHALOPATHY;

EID: 33845519041     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: 14765454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.eye.6702275     Document Type: Letter

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