Wernicke encephalopathy in children and adolescents

World Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 293-298

  Lallas, Matt ^a   Desai, Jay ^b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

ataxia; ophthalmoplegia; thiamine; vitamin B1; Wernicke encephalopathy

Indexed keywords

MAGNESIUM; THIAMINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DISEASE; ATAXIC GAIT; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAGNESIUM DEFICIENCY; MAMMILLARY BODY; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OBESITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRETECTUM; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC); THALAMUS; THALAMUS DORSOMEDIAL NUCLEUS; WERNICKE ENCEPHALOPATHY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RISK FACTORS;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTORS; THIAMINE; WERNICKE ENCEPHALOPATHY;

EID: 84919457613     PISSN: 17088569     EISSN: 18670687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12519-014-0506-9     Document Type: Review

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