Development of Wernicke’s encephalopathy long after subtotal stomach-preserving pancreatoduodenectomy: a case report

Development of Wernicke’s encephalopathy long after subtotal stomach-preserving pancreatoduodenectomy: a case report

Abstract Background Wernicke’s encephalopathy (WE) is an acute neuropsychiatric disorder resulting from thiamine (vitamin B1) deficiency, frequently associated with chronic alcoholism and total parenteral nutrition without thiamine. However, only a few reports have focused on the relationship betwee...

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Main Authors: Chikanori Tsutsumi, Toshiya Abe, Tomohiko Shinkawa, Hideyuki Watanabe, Kazuyoshi Nishihara, Toru Nakano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2020-09-01
Series:Surgical Case Reports
Subjects:
Wernicke’s encephalopathy
Subtotal stomach-preserving pancreatoduodenectomy
Thiamine
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40792-020-00982-y

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