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Wernicke Encephalopathy - Acute Thiamine (B1) Deficiency 
Clinical Diagnosis - Caine Criteria (2 out of 4):
Wernicke Encephalopathy ... - Acute Thiamine ... Deficiency Clinical Diagnosis ... nystagmus) - Cerebellar ... dysfunction and gait
Wernicke Encephalopathy - Acute B1 (Thiamine) Deficiency - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis - Caine Criteria (2 of
Wernicke Encephalopathy ... ) Deficiency - Diagnosis ... and Management Diagnosis ... nystagmus) • Cerebellar ... dysfunction (e.g. gait
Wernicke's Encephalopathy vs Korsakoff Syndrome - Thiamine Deficiency

Wernicke's encephalopathy is a neurological condition due to longstanding
Korsakoff Syndrome - Thiamine ... to longstanding thiamine ... ataxia (broad-based gait ... vitaminB1 #B1 #thiamine ... Korsakoff #Syndrome #diagnosis
Thiamine Deficiency - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Clinical Manifestations

Causes of Thiamine Deficiency:
 • Poor intake:
	- Diets
- Differential Diagnosis ... Syndrome: • Wernicke's ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... beriberi #nutrition #pathophysiology ... #wernickes #korsakoff
Wernicke Encephalopathy - Triad

Encephalopathy 
 • Disorientation 
 • Indifference 
 • Inattentiveness 
Ocular motor dysfunction
Wernicke Encephalopathy ... Ataxia • Gait ... • Stance #Wernicke ... Syndrome #Triad #Diagnosis ... #Neurology #Thiamine
Aphasia - Pathophysiology and Clinical Findings
Broca's Aphasia - Expressive language impairment: non-Fluent
 - Sensory speech areas
Aphasia - Pathophysiology ... and repetition Wernicke's ... deficits #Aphasia #Pathophysiology ... #diagnosis #signs ... symptoms #Brocas #Wernickes
Wernicke's Encephalopathy 
CLINICAL TRIAD: only seen in 1/4 pts 
W.E. is often under diagnosed 
1. ENCEPHALOPATHY
Wernicke's Encephalopathy ... is often under diagnosed ... GAIT ATAXIA (23% ... Primarily: Stance & gait ... Unlike Alcoholic Cerebellar
Clinically Important Vitamins and Vitamin Deficiency States
Fat-soluble Vitamins: 
 • Vitamin A - Xerophthalmia, night blindness,
Vitamins: • Thiamine ... B1 - Beri-beri, Wernicke-Korsakoff ... #differential #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms
DANISH Mnemonic for Cerebellar Signs of Disease

D - Dysdiadochokinesia / Dysmetria - Impaired ability to perform
DANISH Mnemonic for Cerebellar ... Signs of Disease ... Dysdiadochokinesia / Dysmetria ... A - Ataxia - Gait ... #Signs #Diagnosis
Refeeding Syndrome: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Patients at Risk of Refeeding Syndrome:
 - Little or no nutritional
Metabolism -> Decr Thiamine ... - Wernicke-Korsakoff ... Refeeding #Syndrome #diagnosis ... #pathophysiology ... #symptoms #signs