Wernicke's syndrome
Facts
:
Thiamine deficiency
Acute, often reversible
History / PE
:
AMS
Nystagmus
Ataxia
Treatment
:
Thiamine (make sure to give prior to glucose)
See Also
:
Korsakoff's syndrome
Associated With
:
ETOHics
July 29th 2010
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Neurology
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