Total parenteral nutrition-induced Wernicke’s encephalopathy after oncologic gastrointestinal surgery
Carl Wernicke described the disease bearing his name in 1881 and reported three cases characterized by the presence of mental confusion, ataxia, and ophthalmoplegia. Wernicke’s disease is mainly observed in alcoholic patients, due to decreased vitamin intake as a consequence of an unbalanced diet, a...
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| Language: | English |
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De Gruyter
2020-07-01
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| Series: | Open Medicine |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1515/med-2020-0210 |