Wernicke encephalopathy - An emerging trend after bariatric surgery [4]

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 117, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 804-805

  Nautiyal, Amit ^a   Singh, Sonal ^a   Alaimo, Darrick J ^a  

^a UNITY HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

THIAMINE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; BARIATRIC SURGERY; BLOOD CHEMISTRY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL SURGERY; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; MALNUTRITION; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OBESITY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOMITING; WERNICKE ENCEPHALOPATHY;

FEMALE; GASTRIC BYPASS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION DISORDERS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; THIAMINE; THIAMINE DEFICIENCY; WERNICKE ENCEPHALOPATHY;

EID: 8344284997     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2004.06.041     Document Type: Letter

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