The Wrong Turn to Tijuana: Dry Beriberi after Gastric Bypass Surgery with Incidental Spinal Stenosis

Thiamine deficiency is a condition characterized by several different presentations, but one of the most devastating is dry beriberi. It is associated with polyneuropathy and muscle weakness which typically affects the lower extremities and progressively involves the upper extremities. This case out...

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Main Authors: Filadelfiya Zvinovski, Robert Battisti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2018-11-01
Series:Case Reports in Neurology
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Online Access:https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/493422