Wernicke's encephalopathy induced by total parental nutrition Encefalopatía de Wernicke asociada a nutrición parenteral total

Wernicke's encephalopathy is an acute neurological syndrome due to thiamine deficiency, which is characterized by a typical triad of mental status changes, oculomotor dysfunction and ataxia. Despite the fact that Wernicke's encephalopathy, in developed countries, is frequently associated w...

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Main Authors: J. T. Sequeira Lopes da Silva, R. Almaraz Velarde, F. Olgado Ferrero, M. Robles Marcos, D. Pérez Civantos, J. M. Ramírez Moreno, L. M. Luengo Pérez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Arán Ediciones, S. L. 2010-12-01
Series:Nutrición Hospitalaria
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Online Access:http://scielo.isciii.es/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0212-16112010000600021