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Wernicke's Encephalopathy vs Korsakoff Syndrome - Thiamine Deficiency

Wernicke's encephalopathy is a neurological condition due to longstanding
Wernicke's Encephalopathy ... Wernicke's encephalopathy ... of confusion, ataxia ... (broad-based gait ... #Wernickes #Encephalopathy
Wernicke Encephalopathy - Acute Thiamine (B1) Deficiency 
Clinical Diagnosis - Caine Criteria (2 out of 4):
Wernicke Encephalopathy ... Acute Thiamine (B1 ... ) Deficiency Clinical ... dysfunction and gait ... ataxia is only
Wernicke Encephalopathy - Acute B1 (Thiamine) Deficiency - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis - Caine Criteria (2 of
Wernicke Encephalopathy ... - Acute B1 (Thiamine ... dysfunction (e.g. gait ... ataxia - usually ... Encephalopathy
Wernicke Encephalopathy - Triad

Encephalopathy 
 • Disorientation 
 • Indifference 
 • Inattentiveness 
Ocular motor dysfunction
Wernicke Encephalopathy ... gaze palsies Ataxia ... • Gait • ... Stance #Wernicke ... Neurology #Thiamine #Deficiency
Wernicke's Encephalopathy 
CLINICAL TRIAD: only seen in 1/4 pts 
W.E. is often under diagnosed 
1. ENCEPHALOPATHY
Wernicke's Encephalopathy ... CLINICAL TRIAD ... GAIT ATAXIA (23% ... Primarily: Stance & gait ... no upper limb ataxia
Clinically Important Vitamins and Vitamin Deficiency States
Fat-soluble Vitamins: 
 • Vitamin A - Xerophthalmia, night blindness,
Clinically Important ... Vitamins and Vitamin Deficiency ... Haemolytic anaemia, ataxia ... • Thiamine B1 ... - Beri-beri, Wernicke-Korsakoff
Korsakoff Syndrome
Clinical Findings:
 • Confabulation: Usually initial phase of the disease
 • Anterograde amnesia: Memory impairment
Korsakoff Syndrome Clinical ... presentation of Thiamine deficiency ... Encephalopathy ... risk factors of Wernicke ... Encephalopathy
Thiamine Deficiency - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Clinical Manifestations

Causes of Thiamine Deficiency:
 • Poor intake:
	- Diets
Framework and Clinical ... Encephalopathy ... Ophthalmoplegia - Ataxia ... beriberi #nutrition #pathophysiology ... #wernickes #korsakoff
Micronutrient Deficiencies After Gastric Bypass
Fat-Soluble Vitamins:
 • Vitamin A - Night/complete blindness, xeropthalmia (pathologic dryness of
and vomiting, Wernicke's ... encephalopathy ... (encephalopathy, ... oculomotor dysfunction, gait ... ataxia), Korsakoff
Imaging Patterns of Toxic and Metabolic Brain Disorders

Thalami, Mammillary Bodies and Tectum: Wernicke Encephalopathy
Dentate Nuclei: Metronidazole,
Bodies and Tectum: Wernicke ... Encephalopathy ... Methyl-Bromide, Wernicke ... , Cobalamin Deficiency ... Brain #Disorders #Clinical