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KMID : 0359720160340030235
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Journal of the Korean Neurological Association
2016 Volume.34 No. 3 p.235 ~ p.238
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Nonalcoholic Wernicke’s Encephalopathy With Diffuse Cortical Involvement
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Sung Won-Jae
Park Seong-Ho
Jeong Yoon-Cheol
Han Seok-Gil
Kim Hyun-Young
Kim Hee-Tae
Kim Ju-Han
Kim Young-Seo
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Abstract
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Wernicke’s encephalopathy is an acute neurological deterioration due to a reversible brain lesion caused by thiamine deficiency. Most of the affected patients are thiamine-depleted alcoholics, and the condition usually involves the medial thalami, mammillary bodies, and periaqueductal area. However, there are rare reports of lesions in the cerebellum and cerebral cortex, especially in patients with nonalcoholic Wernicke’s encephalopathy. We report a case of nonalcoholic Wernicke’s encephalopathy involving atypical diffuse cortical regions, and review previously reported cases.
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KEYWORD
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Wernicke’s encephalopathy, Cortical involvement, Review
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