A rare complication of hyperemesis during pregnancy: Wernicke's encephalopathy

Acta Neurologica Belgica

Volumn 110, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 209-211

  Shalchian, Sarvnaz ^c   De Noordhout, Alain Maertens ^c   Fumal, Arnaud ^a   Tebache, Malek ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b Citadelle Hospital   (Belgium)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Hyperemesis Gravidarum; Thiamine; Wernicke's encephalopathy

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; THIAMINE; VITAMIN B COMPLEX;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; APPETITE DISORDER; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; CASE REPORT; CONFUSION; DIPLOPIA; FEMALE; FLUID THERAPY; HUMAN; HYPEREMESIS GRAVIDARUM; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSCILLOPSIA; THIAMINE DEFICIENCY; UNSTEADINESS; WERNICKE ENCEPHALOPATHY; COMPLICATION; PATHOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PROCEDURES; THALAMUS;

FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPEREMESIS GRAVIDARUM; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREGNANCY; THALAMUS; THIAMINE; VITAMIN B COMPLEX; WERNICKE ENCEPHALOPATHY;

EID: 77955929974     PISSN: 03009009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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