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Wernicke Encephalopathy - Acute B1 (Thiamine) Deficiency - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis - Caine Criteria (2 of
dysfunction (e.g. gait ataxia ... upper limb) • Nutritional ... risk factor for nutritional ... deficiency! ... Management #neurology #nutrition
Risk Factors and Signs of Copper Deficiency
Risk Factors:
 • Gastrointestinal: Previous upper bowel resection/bariatric surgery, Inflammatory
Signs of Copper Deficiency ... Total parenteral nutrition ... /jejunal nutrition ... Optic neuropathy, Ataxia ... drkeithsiau #Copper #Deficiency
Causes of Gait Disturbance - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Sporadic
 • Vascular
 • Infection
 • Toxic
 • Nutrition
• Toxic • Nutrition ... Spinocerebellar Ataxia ... • Friedrich's Ataxia ... Childhood Catalytic Deficiency ... Childhood Catalytic Deficiency
Clinically Important Vitamins and Vitamin Deficiency States
Fat-soluble Vitamins: 
 • Vitamin A - Xerophthalmia, night blindness,
Vitamins and Vitamin Deficiency ... Haemolytic anaemia, ataxia ... #Vitamins #Deficiency ... signs #symptoms #nutrition
Thiamine Deficiency - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Clinical Manifestations

Causes of Thiamine Deficiency:
 • Poor intake:
	- Diets
Thiamine Deficiency ... Causes of Thiamine Deficiency ... production • Deficiency ... Ophthalmoplegia - Ataxia ... syndromes #beriberi #nutrition
Ataxic gait (Spino-cerebellar ataxia)

#Ataxic #gait disorders occur due to dysfunction of the #cerebellum, the part of
Ataxic gait (Spino-cerebellar ... ataxia) #Ataxic ... of #cerebellar #ataxia
Prevalent nutritional deficits during restrictive diets:
- Gluten-Free, Vegan, Low-Carb, Paleo

#nutritional #deficits #diets #deficiencies #deficiency #diagnosis #Vitamin
Prevalent nutritional ... Low-Carb, Paleo #nutritional ... #deficiencies #deficiency
Wernicke Encephalopathy - Acute Thiamine (B1) Deficiency 
Clinical Diagnosis - Caine Criteria (2 out of 4):
Thiamine (B1) Deficiency ... dysfunction - Dietary deficiency ... dysfunction and gait ataxia ... #Thiamine #B1 #Deficiency
Diagnosing Vitamin B12 and/or Folate Deficiency

It turns out that simply measuring serum levels of B12 or
and/or Folate Deficiency ... to diagnosis deficiency ... levels will be deficient ... accumulate in B12 deficiency ... #Diagnosis #Nutrition
Folate Deficiency - Causes of Decreased Folic Acid
↓ Intake: Diet, Age, Alcohol
↑ Demand: Pregnancy, Infancy, Hemolysis,
Folate Deficiency ... drkeithsiau #Folate #Deficiency ... differential #diagnosis #nutrition