Wernicke's encephalopathy after gastrectomy due to thiamine deficiency;Encefalopatía de Wernicke en pacientes tras gastrectomía por deficiencia a la tiamina

Revista Espanola de Enfermedades Digestivas

Volumn 101, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 299-300

  Sanchez Rodriguez T ^a   Garcia Marin A ^a   Camarero Mulas, C ^a   Sanz Sanchez M ^a   Turegano Fuentes F ^a  

^a HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO GREGORIO MARAÑÓN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Beri beri; Thiamine; Wernicke's encephalopathy

Indexed keywords

VITAMIN B GROUP;

AGED; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; GASTRECTOMY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LETTER; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NYSTAGMUS; OPHTHALMOPLEGIA; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; ROUX Y ANASTOMOSIS; STOMACH ADENOCARCINOMA; THIAMINE DEFICIENCY; WERNICKE ENCEPHALOPATHY;

AGED; FEMALE; GASTRECTOMY; HUMANS; THIAMINE DEFICIENCY; WERNICKE ENCEPHALOPATHY;

EID: 70349959757     PISSN: 11300108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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