A 25-year-old woman with progressive neurological decline

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 432-435

  Elmer, Jonathan ^a   Tiamfook Morgan, Tami ^b   Brown, David F M ^c   Nadel, Eric S ^a,c  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; INFUSION FLUID; LORAZEPAM; THIAMINE; TRIPTAN DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; AGITATION; ANHEDONIA; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ANXIETY; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTERIOGRAPHY; BERIBERI; BLURRED VISION; BURNING SENSATION; CASE REPORT; DECREASED APPETITE; DELIRIUM; DISEASE COURSE; EATING DISORDER; EMERGENCY WARD; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GUILLAIN BARRE SYNDROME; HEART PALPITATION; HUMAN; HYPERVENTILATION; MEDICAL HISTORY; MIGRAINE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MUSCLE SPASM; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NOTE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPHTHALMOPLEGIA; PARANOIA; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; SKIN BRUISING; THIAMINE DEFICIENCY; VIRUS ENCEPHALITIS; VISUAL HALLUCINATION; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; WEAKNESS; WERNICKE ENCEPHALOPATHY;

ADULT; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; BERIBERI; FEMALE; HUMANS; THIAMINE DEFICIENCY; WERNICKE ENCEPHALOPATHY;

EID: 79954631483     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2010.10.016     Document Type: Note

References (18)

1. M. Brin Erythrocyte as a biopsy tissue for functional evaluation of thiamine adequacy JAMA 187 1964 762 766
2. A.P. Winston, C.P. Jamieson, and W. Madira Prevalence of thiamin deficiency in anorexia nervosa Int J Eat Disord 28 2000 451 454
3. T.E. Peters, M. Parvin, and C. Petersen A case report of Wernicke's encephalopathy in a pediatric patient with anorexia nervosarestricting type J Adolesc Health 40 2007 376 383 (Pubitemid 46386469)
4. C.E. Handler, and G.D. Perkin Anorexia nervosa and Wernicke's encephalopathy: an underdiagnosed association Lancet 2 1982 771 772
5. M.W. Donnino, J. Vega, and J. Miller Myths and misconceptions of Wernicke's encephalopathy: what every emergency physician should know Ann Emerg Med 50 2007 715 721 (Pubitemid 350101889)
6. G. Sechi, and A. Serra Wernicke's encephalopathy: new clinical settings and recent advances in diagnosis and management Lancet Neurol 6 2007 442 455 (Pubitemid 46551868)
7. E.T. Aasheim Wernicke encephalopathy after bariatric surgery: A systematic review Ann Surg 248 2008 714 720
8. B.S. Judge, and B.H. Eisenga Disorders of fuel metabolism: medical complications associated with starvation, eating disorders, dietary fads, and supplements Emerg Med Clin North Am 23 2005 789 813 ix (Pubitemid 40854139)
9. D. Casiero, and W.H. Frishman Cardiovascular complications of eating disorders Cardiol Rev 14 2006 227 231 (Pubitemid 44298020)
10. P.J. Beumont, J.D. Russell, and S.W. Touyz Treatment of anorexia nervosa Lancet 341 1993 1635 1640 (Pubitemid 23175256)
11. N.H. Golden, D.K. Katzman, and R.E. Kreipe Eating disorders in adolescents: position paper of the Society for Adolescent Medicine J Adolesc Health 33 2003 496 503 (Pubitemid 37463561)
12. S. Sundararaghavan, T.Y. Pitts, and W.A. Suarez Chest pain among adolescents with anorexia nervosa Pediatr Emerg Care 21 2005 603 605 (Pubitemid 41362221)
13. S.C. Kim, H.J. Cho, and M.C. Kim Sudden cardiac arrest due to acute gastric dilatation in a patient with an eating disorder Emerg Med J 26 2009 227 228
14. K. Christopher, D. Tammaro, and E.J. Wing Early scurvy complicating anorexia nervosa South Med J 95 2002 1065 1066
15. J.E. Prousky Pellagra may be a rare secondary complication of anorexia nervosa: A systematic review of the literature Altern Med Rev 8 2003 180 185 (Pubitemid 36676185)
16. A.A. Velasco Cruz, F.A. Attie-Castro, and S.L. Fernandes Adult blindness secondary to vitamin A deficiency associated with an eating disorder Nutrition 21 2005 630 633 (Pubitemid 40585865)
17. K. Niiya, T. Kitagawa, and M. Fujishita Bulimia nervosa complicated by deficiency of vitamin K-dependent coagulation factors JAMA 250 1983 792 793 (Pubitemid 13044615)
18. R.A. Patchell, H.A. Fellows, and L.L. Humphries Neurologic complications of anorexia nervosa Acta Neurol Scand 89 1994 111 116 (Pubitemid 24095266)