Unusual Late-Onset Wernicke's Encephalopathy Following Vertical Banded Gastroplasty

Obesity Surgery

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 937-940

  Velasco, María Victoria ^a   Casanova, Ignacio ^a   Sanchez Pernaute, Andrés ^a   Pérez Aguirre, Elia ^a   Torres, Antonio ^a   Puerta, Jesus ^a   Cabrerizo, Lucio ^a   Rubio, Miguel A ^a  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNICO SAN CARLOS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Morbid obesity; Vertical banded gastroplasty.; Wernicke's encephalopathy

Indexed keywords

THIAMINE; VITAMIN B COMPLEX;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIETARY INTAKE; GAIT DISORDER; GASTRIC BANDING; GASTROPLASTY; HUMAN; MALE; MAMMILLARY BODY; MENTAL DISEASE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; RISK FACTOR; STOMACH OBSTRUCTION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERTICAL BANDED GASTROPLASTY; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; VOMITING; WERNICKE ENCEPHALOPATHY;

ADULT; GASTROPLASTY; HUMANS; MALE; WERNICKE ENCEPHALOPATHY;

EID: 67650096557     PISSN: 09608923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11695-009-9841-7     Document Type: Article

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