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Wernicke Encephalopathy - Acute Thiamine (B1) Deficiency 
Clinical Diagnosis - Caine Criteria (2 out of 4):
Thiamine (B1) Deficiency ... dysfunction - Dietary deficiency ... dysfunction and gait ... ataxia is only ... #Thiamine #B1 #Deficiency
Wernicke Encephalopathy - Acute B1 (Thiamine) Deficiency - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis - Caine Criteria (2 of
B1 (Thiamine) Deficiency ... dysfunction (e.g. gait ... ataxia - usually ... • Nutritional deficiency ... for nutritional deficiency
Wernicke's Encephalopathy vs Korsakoff Syndrome - Thiamine Deficiency

Wernicke's encephalopathy is a neurological condition due to longstanding
Syndrome - Thiamine Deficiency ... thiamine (vitamin B1) deficiency ... of confusion, ataxia ... (broad-based gait ... #B1 #thiamine #deficiency
Anticonvulsants as Mood Stabilizers: Mechanism and Side-effect
Examples: Valproate, Carbamazepine, Lamotrigine
 • Mild anticholinergic effect -> Drowsiness
Dose-dependent tremor, ataxia ... dizziness, diplopia, ataxia ... pruritus, weight gain ... #SideEffects #Pathophysiology
Causes of Gait Disturbance - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Sporadic
 • Vascular
 • Infection
 • Toxic
 • Nutrition
Causes of Gait Disturbance ... • Friedrich's Ataxia ... Childhood Catalytic Deficiency ... Childhood Catalytic Deficiency ... Niemann-Pick Disease #Gait
Wernicke Encephalopathy - Triad

Encephalopathy 
 • Disorientation 
 • Indifference 
 • Inattentiveness 
Ocular motor dysfunction
gaze palsies Ataxia ... • Gait • ... Neurology #Thiamine #Deficiency
Krabbe Disease 

Check out this interesting case of Krabbe disease, a rare genetic leukodystrophy. Diagnosis was
Diagnosis was made by radiology ... leukodystrophy w/ deficiency ... failure, cerebellar ataxia ... MRI #Clinical #Radiology
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology:
Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines → Inflammation
Iron Deficiency ... Heart Failure Pathophysiology ... alissa_shega #iron #deficiency ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Iron Deficiency in Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)

Iron deficiency (ID) in heart failure is a common comorbidity
Iron Deficiency ... (CHF) Iron deficiency ... Kfischer_10 #Iron #Deficiency ... #pharmacology #pathophysiology ... #cardiology
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 ... beriberi #nutrition #pathophysiology