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Wernicke Encephalopathy - Acute Thiamine (B1) Deficiency 
Clinical Diagnosis - Caine Criteria (2 out of 4):
- Acute Thiamine ... (B1) Deficiency ... Clinical Diagnosis ... #Thiamine #B1 # ... #criteria #neurology
Wernicke Encephalopathy - Acute B1 (Thiamine) Deficiency - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis - Caine Criteria (2 of
- Acute B1 (Thiamine ... development of Korsakoff syndrome ... (chronic B1 deficiency ... #B1 #Thiamine # ... #Management #neurology
Wernicke's Encephalopathy vs Korsakoff Syndrome - Thiamine Deficiency

Wernicke's encephalopathy is a neurological condition due to longstanding
vs Korsakoff Syndrome ... (vitamin B1) deficiency ... #vitaminB1 #B1 # ... #diagnosis #comparison ... #neurology
Clinically Important Vitamins and Vitamin Deficiency States
Fat-soluble Vitamins: 
 • Vitamin A - Xerophthalmia, night blindness,
Clinically Important ... Vitamins: • Thiamine ... B1 - Beri-beri, ... Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome ... #differential #diagnosis
Korsakoff Syndrome
Clinical Findings:
 • Confabulation: Usually initial phase of the disease
 • Anterograde amnesia: Memory impairment
Clinical Findings ... presentation of Thiamine ... untreated Wernicke Encephalopathy ... factors of Wernicke Encephalopathy ... #neurology #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
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy ... may precede the neurologic ... Seizures: Treat with AEDs ... #Syndrome #diagnosis ... #management #neurology
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
- Differential Diagnosis ... malignancy, or thiamine ... - Compartment syndrome ... Nonhypoxic • Type B1 ... Warburg effect - Thiamine