Difficulties in identifying Wernicke-delirium

European Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2011, Pages

  Wijnia, Jan W ^a   Nieuwenhuis, K Gerrit A ^a  

^a Rijnmond Care Group   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Alcoholism; Delirium; Thiamine

Indexed keywords

THIAMINE;

ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ALCOHOLISM; ATAXIA; BRAIN ATROPHY; CENTRAL PONTINE MYELINOLYSIS; DELIRIUM; DELIRIUM TREMENS; GAIT DISORDER; LETTER; PHYSICAL DISEASE; RHABDOMYOLYSIS; SUBDURAL HEMATOMA; WERNICKE AREA; WERNICKE ENCEPHALOPATHY; WERNICKE KORSAKOFF SYNDROME;

ALCOHOLISM; DELIRIUM; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; KORSAKOFF SYNDROME; THIAMINE DEFICIENCY; WERNICKE ENCEPHALOPATHY;

EID: 80855130843     PISSN: 09536205     EISSN: 18790828     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2011.07.006     Document Type: Letter

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