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Wernicke's Encephalopathy vs Korsakoff Syndrome - Thiamine Deficiency

Wernicke's encephalopathy is a neurological condition due to longstanding
- Thiamine Deficiency ... to longstanding thiamine ... (vitamin B1) deficiency ... broad-based gait), and oculomotor ... #vitaminB1 #B1 #
Wernicke Encephalopathy - Acute B1 (Thiamine) Deficiency - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis - Caine Criteria (2 of
Encephalopathy - Acute B1 ... impairment • Oculomotor ... development of Korsakoff syndrome ... (chronic B1 deficiency ... Encephalopathy #B1
Wernicke Encephalopathy - Acute Thiamine (B1) Deficiency 
Clinical Diagnosis - Caine Criteria (2 out of 4):
Encephalopathy - Acute Thiamine ... (B1) Deficiency ... impairment - Oculomotor ... encephalopathy, oculomotor ... #B1 #Deficiency
Prevalence of Common Nutritional Deficiencies and Supplement Recommendations in Bariatric Patients 
Calcium, Vitamin B1 (thiamine), Vitamin
Calcium, Vitamin B1 ... (thiamine), Vitamin
Clinically Important Vitamins and Vitamin Deficiency States
Fat-soluble Vitamins: 
 • Vitamin A - Xerophthalmia, night blindness,
Vitamins: • Thiamine ... B1 - Beri-beri, ... Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome
Thiamine Deficiency - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Clinical Manifestations

Causes of Thiamine Deficiency:
 • Poor intake:
	- Diets
Thiamine Deficiency ... - Refeeding syndrome ... Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome ... • Korsakoff Syndrome ... Differential #Diagnosis #syndromes
CN III Palsy - Oculomotor Nerve
 • Ptosis: Loss of innervation of the levator palpebrae superior.
CN III Palsy - Oculomotor ... comparison to Horner's syndrome ... CNIII #CN3 #Palsy #Oculomotor
Horner's Syndrome
 • Anhidrosis: Diminished sweating of ipsilateral face and neck
 • Miosis: Loss of sympathetic
Horner's Syndrome ... comparison to oculomotor ... neudrawlogy #Horners #Syndrome
Korsakoff Syndrome
Clinical Findings:
 • Confabulation: Usually initial phase of the disease
 • Anterograde amnesia: Memory impairment
Korsakoff Syndrome ... presentation of Thiamine ... Therefore, Korsakoff Syndrome ... neudrawlogy #Korsakoff #Syndrome
Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Extra-renal Losses:
 • Normal Acid-Base: Low intake
 • Metabolic acidosis: Gl tract
Aldosterone: Liddle's Syndrome ... SAME, Cushing Syndrome ... Absent: Loop and thiazide ... diuretics, Bartter syndrome ... , Gitelman syndrom