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Wernicke's Encephalopathy in a Patient with Peptic Ulcer Disease
Joint Authors
Katoh, Tomoji
Matsubara, Shiro
Uruha, Akinori
Shimizu, Toshio
Yamasaki, Yasushi
Source
Issue
Vol. 2011, Issue 2011 (31 Dec. 2011), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2011-06-28
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
We report a 74-year-old man with Wernicke's encephalopathy (WE) whose only prior illness was peptic ulcer disease.
Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy demonstrated gastric ulcer scars accompanied by marked deformity, without pathologic evidence of malignancy.
WE due to peptic ulcer disease in previous reports was substantially associated with thiamine deficiency due to recurrent vomiting or surgical procedures.
In our case, however, there was no history of vomiting or gastrointestinal surgery.
Besides, we thoroughly ruled out other known clinical settings related to WE.
There is the possibility that peptic ulcer disease itself provoked thiamine deficiency due to malabsorption.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Uruha, Akinori& Shimizu, Toshio& Katoh, Tomoji& Yamasaki, Yasushi& Matsubara, Shiro. 2011. Wernicke's Encephalopathy in a Patient with Peptic Ulcer Disease. Case Reports in Medicine،Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-3.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Uruha, Akinori…[et al.]. Wernicke's Encephalopathy in a Patient with Peptic Ulcer Disease. Case Reports in Medicine No. 2011 (2011), pp.1-3.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Uruha, Akinori& Shimizu, Toshio& Katoh, Tomoji& Yamasaki, Yasushi& Matsubara, Shiro. Wernicke's Encephalopathy in a Patient with Peptic Ulcer Disease. Case Reports in Medicine. 2011. Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-450239
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-450239