Dry beriberi mimicking Guillain-Barre syndrome as the first presenting sign of thiamine deficiency

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2012, Pages

  Faigle, R ^a   Mohme, M ^a   Levy, M ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Beriberi; Guillain Barre syndrome; Neuropathy; Thiamine; Wernicke's encephalopathy

Indexed keywords

THIAMINE;

ADULT; AREFLEXIA; BERIBERI; BRAIN RADIATION; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID CULTURE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONFUSION; CRANIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; GAIT DISORDER; GUILLAIN BARRE SYNDROME; HUMAN; LETTER; MALNUTRITION; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; NEUROPATHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARESTHESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TACHYCARDIA; WERNICKE ENCEPHALOPATHY;

BERIBERI; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; GUILLAIN-BARRE SYNDROME; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; THIAMINE DEFICIENCY;

EID: 84856057720     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: 14681331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2011.03602.x     Document Type: Letter

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