Prognosis and therapy of Wernicke's encephalopathy after obesity surgery

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 103, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 3219-

  Sechi, GianPietro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAGNESIUM; NICOTINIC ACID; THIAMINE; VITAMIN B COMPLEX;

BARIATRIC SURGERY; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; DISEASE COURSE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG HALF LIFE; DRUG MEGADOSE; HUMAN; LETTER; MAGNESIUM DEFICIENCY; NICOTINIC ACID DEFICIENCY; OBESITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RECOMMENDED DRUG DOSE; THIAMINE DEFICIENCY; TREATMENT DURATION; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; WERNICKE ENCEPHALOPATHY; NOTE;

BARIATRIC SURGERY; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HUMANS; OBESITY; PROGNOSIS; THIAMINE; THIAMINE DEFICIENCY; VITAMIN B COMPLEX; WERNICKE ENCEPHALOPATHY;

EID: 58149388239     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: 15720241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.2008.02161_19.x     Document Type: Letter

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