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KMID : 0359720190370030288
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Journal of the Korean Neurological Association
2019 Volume.37 No. 3 p.288 ~ p.291
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Bilateral Hearing Loss in Wernicke Encephalopathy
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Bae Hee-Won
Park Jae-Young
Cho Hyun-Sang
Lim Sung-Hwan
Ha Sang-Won
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Abstract
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Wernicke encephalopathy is a syndrome caused by thiamine deficiency whose three typical symptoms are ophthalomoplegia, ataxia, and confusion. There are also rare reports of bilateral hearing loss, which can be caused by damage to the bilateral inferior colliculus or thalamic lesions, or by energy failure of the cochlea. This case suggests that thiamine should be administered based on the possibility of Wernicke encephalopathy occurring in malnourished or alcoholic patients with sudden bilateral hearing loss.
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KEYWORD
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ernicke encephalopathy, Thiamine, Hearing loss, bilateral
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