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Thiamine
B1
B1
Acute Wernicke Syndrome
Wernicke Syndrome
Confusion
Ataxia
Nystagmus
(vertical and
horizontal nystagmus).
Wernicke Encephalopathy
Wernicke encephalopathy
Thiamine injection
Korsakoff Syndrome
Wernicke Korsakoff Syndrome
Thiamine 500mg IV
Tablet
Magnesium
Magnesium
thiamine
Wernicke Korsakoff Syndrome
Thiamine
Magnesium
thiamine
Wernicke Korsakoff syndrome
Wernicke Encephalopathy
Delirium
Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome
Causes, Presentation, Prevention and Management
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Wernicke Encephalopathy
Physiotherapy
Thiamine
Dietician
Wernicke Encephalopathy
Bacterial infections
Antibiotic
UTI, Respiratory tract infection,
sepsis, meningitis
Delirium
Wernicke Korsakoff
(cognition)
(poor attention & concentration)
(poor Speech);
(Anterograde amnesia),
Korsakoff Dementia
Wernicke Encephalopathy
cognition
Korsakoff syndrome - a case study
Wernicke
Encephalopathy
Thiamine
Magnesium
(Cognition)
Amnesia
confabulation
Korsakoff syndrome
MRI scan
occipital lobe, parietal lobe
temporal lobe
gliosis
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SW
MRI
Korsakoff
Syndrome
Korsakoff syndrome
Korsakoff
Wernicke Encephalopathy
Korsakoff syndrome
Thiamine
thiamine absorption
thiamine
thiamine
metabolism
thiamine
Thiamine
pyruvate
lactate
(edema)
gliosis
Anterior nucleus of thalamus, corpus callosum and
Mamillary body
Korsakoff syndrome
Cognition
Cerebellum
Degeneration
Korsakoff
Ataxia
Detox
wernicke encephalopathy
Thiamine
Magnesium
Multivitamin
vitamin
Wernicke -
Korsakoff syndrome
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