Treatment of Wernicke's encephalopathy with high dose of thiamine in a patient with pyloric sub-stenosis: Description of a case

Neurological Sciences

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 859-861

  Caso, Francesca ^a   Fiorino, A ^a   Falautano, M ^a   Leocani, L ^a   Martinelli, V ^a   Minicucci, F ^a   Falini, A ^a   Comi, G ^a   Magnani, G ^a  

^a SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Pyloric sub stenosis; Thiamine therapy; Wernicke's encephalopathy

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM; THIAMINE;

ADULT; AMNESIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG MEGADOSE; GASTROSCOPY; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PYLORUS STENOSIS; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT PLANNING; VOMITING; WERNICKE ENCEPHALOPATHY;

DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PYLORIC STENOSIS; THIAMINE; VITAMIN B COMPLEX; WERNICKE ENCEPHALOPATHY;

EID: 78650515878     PISSN: 15901874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10072-010-0253-1     Document Type: Article

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