"Wernicke Encephalopathy" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An acute neurological disorder characterized by the triad of ophthalmoplegia, ataxia, and disturbances of mental activity or consciousness. Eye movement abnormalities include nystagmus, external rectus palsies, and reduced conjugate gaze. THIAMINE DEFICIENCY and chronic ALCOHOLISM are associated conditions. Pathologic features include periventricular petechial hemorrhages and neuropil breakdown in the diencephalon and brainstem. Chronic thiamine deficiency may lead to KORSAKOFF SYNDROME. (Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, pp1139-42; Davis & Robertson, Textbook of Neuropathology, 2nd ed, pp452-3)
| Descriptor ID |
D014899
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C10.228.140.163.960 C18.452.132.960 C18.654.521.500.133.699.827.822 C25.775.100.625 F03.900.100.875
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| Concept/Terms |
Wernicke Encephalopathy- Wernicke Encephalopathy
- Encephalopathies, Wernicke
- Wernicke Encephalopathies
- Wernicke's Encephalopathy
- Beriberi, Cerebral
- Cerebral Beriberi
- Encephalopathy, Wernicke
- Encephalopathy, Gayet-Wernicke
- Encephalopathy, Gayet Wernicke
- Encephalopathy, Wernicke's
- Encephalopathy, Wernickes
- Wernicke Superior Hemorrhagic Polioencephalitis
- Gayet-Wernicke Encephalopathy
- Gayet Wernicke Encephalopathy
- Wernicke Syndrome
- Wernicke Disease
- Wernicke Polioencephalitis, Superior Hemorrhagic
- Wernicke's Disease
- Wernicke's Superior Hemorrhagic Polioencephalitis
- Wernicke's Syndrome
- Wernicke's Polioencephalitis, Superior Hemorrhagic
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| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Wernicke Encephalopathy" by people in Profiles.
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The Wernicke conundrum is misinterpreted. Brain. 2023 04 19; 146(4):e21-e22.
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Dry Beriberi Due to Thiamine Deficiency Associated with Peripheral Neuropathy and Wernicke's Encephalopathy Mimicking Guillain-Barré syndrome: A Case Report and Review of the Literature. Am J Case Rep. 2019 Mar 13; 20:330-334.
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Stem Cell Transplant-Associated Wernicke Encephalopathy in a Patient with High-Risk Neuroblastoma. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2015 Dec; 62(12):2232-4.
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Case 2. Wernicke's encephalopathy. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2000 Sep; 175(3):889; 892-3.
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Novel neuritic clusters with accumulations of amyloid precursor protein and amyloid precursor-like protein 2 immunoreactivity in brain regions damaged by thiamine deficiency. Am J Pathol. 1996 Sep; 149(3):1063-71.