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KMID : 0370920040210010091
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Yeungnam Univercity Journal of Medicine
2004 Volume.21 No. 1 p.91 ~ p.95
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A Case of Wernicke´s Encephalopathy Associated with Hyperemesis Gravidarum.
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이승현/Lee SH
이세진/이윤경/하정상/이준/Lee SJ/Lee YK/Ha JS/Lee J
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Abstract
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Wernicke´s encephalopathy is an acute-onset illness characterized by mental confusion, ataxia and ophthalmoplegia due to a thiamine deficiency. Immediate administration of thiamine prevents progression of the disease and reverses brain lesions. We have experienced a case of Wernicke´s encephalopathy associated with hyperemesis gravidarum. As Wernicke´s encephalopathy is mostly associated with chronic alcoholism, the possibility of Wernicke´s encephalopathy may be ignored in young women. We emphasize the need for thiamine supplementation in the patient requiring intravenous alimentation such as hyperemesis gravidarum.
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