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Wernicke's Encephalopathy vs Korsakoff Syndrome - Thiamine Deficiency

Wernicke's encephalopathy is a neurological condition due to longstanding
- Thiamine Deficiency ... (vitamin B1) deficiency ... thiamine #deficiency ... #diagnosis #comparison ... #neurology
Wernicke Encephalopathy - Acute Thiamine (B1) Deficiency 
Clinical Diagnosis - Caine Criteria (2 out of 4):
(B1) Deficiency ... Clinical Diagnosis ... #Thiamine #B1 # ... Deficiency #diagnosis ... #criteria #neurology
Wernicke Encephalopathy - Acute B1 (Thiamine) Deficiency - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis - Caine Criteria (2 of
- Acute B1 (Thiamine ... ) Deficiency - Diagnosis ... (chronic B1 deficiency ... #B1 #Thiamine # ... Deficiency #Diagnosis
Korsakoff Syndrome
Clinical Findings:
 • Confabulation: Usually initial phase of the disease
 • Anterograde amnesia: Memory impairment
Clinical Findings ... presentation of Thiamine ... deficiency, consequent ... untreated Wernicke Encephalopathy ... #neurology #diagnosis
Clinically Important Vitamins and Vitamin Deficiency States
Fat-soluble Vitamins: 
 • Vitamin A - Xerophthalmia, night blindness,
Clinically Important ... Vitamins and Vitamin Deficiency ... Vitamins: • Thiamine ... Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome ... #differential #diagnosis
Encephalopathy after Gastric Bypass - Differential Diagnosis
Late Dumping Syndrome
Nesidioblastosis
Noninsulinoma pancreatogenous hypoglycemia syndrome
D-Lactic Acidosis
Thiamine Deficiency
B-12 Deficiency
Copper Deficiency
Niacin
- Differential Diagnosis ... Late Dumping Syndrome ... D-Lactic Acidosis Thiamine ... Deficiency B-12 ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Wernicke Encephalopathy - Triad

Encephalopathy 
 • Disorientation 
 • Indifference 
 • Inattentiveness 
Ocular motor dysfunction
Wernicke Encephalopathy ... - Triad Encephalopathy ... #Syndrome #Triad ... #Diagnosis #Neurology ... #Thiamine #Deficiency
Thiamine Deficiency - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Clinical Manifestations

Causes of Thiamine Deficiency:
 • Poor intake:
	- Diets
Thiamine Deficiency ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Framework and Clinical ... • Wernicke's Encephalopathy ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) - Diagnosis
Clinical Features:
 • Altered mental status (Either lethargy, confusion, or
Syndrome (PRES) ... - Diagnosis Clinical ... Immunomodulatory meds ... #Syndrome #Diagnosis ... #Neurology
Refeeding Syndrome Overview

What Is It?
	• Electrolyte/fluid shifts caused by initiation of nutrition in severely malnourished patient.
may cause severe clinical ... (thiamine) Late ... • Wernicke encephalopathy ... arrhythmias • Thiamine ... #Differential #Diagnosis