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MR imaging findings in alcoholic and nonalcoholic acute Wernicke's encephalopathy: a review.
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90 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 162 citations in OpenAlex.
- Wernicke encephalopathy in non-alcoholic patients following gastrointestinal procedures: a systematic review.Frontiers in surgery · 2026Pooled it
- Acute amnestic syndrome in fornix lesions: a systematic review of reported cases with a focus on differential diagnosis.Frontiers in neurology · 2024Pooled it
- Non-Alcoholic Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome After a Whipple Procedure: Delayed Recognition, Neuropsychological Findings, and Rehabilitation Follow-Up: A Case Report.Reports (MDPI) · 2026Article
- Wernicke's Encephalopathy in a Young Non-alcoholic Woman Secondary to Prolonged Reduced Oral Intake: A Case Report.Cureus · 2026Article
- Thiamine Deficiency in Hospitalized Veterans Without Alcohol Use Disorder: Prevalence, Biomarker Assessment, and Clinical Characteristics.Diseases (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Wernicke Encephalopathy as a Rare Complication of Antituberculosis Treatment: A Case Report.Cureus · 2026Article
- Novel Magnetic Resonance Imaging Findings of Bilaterally Symmetrical Lesions in a Dog With Concomitant Granulomatous Meningoencephalitis and Necrotizing Encephalitis.Veterinary radiology & ultrasound : the official journal of the American College of Veterinary Radiology and the International Veterinary Radiology Association · 2026Article
- Case Report: Wernicke's encephalopathy induced by prolonged fasting due to apparent psychogenic dysphagia.Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience · 2026Article
- When Stroke Is Not a Stroke: Wernicke's Encephalopathy in a Patient With Chronic Alcohol Misuse.Cureus · 2026Article
- Case Report: Case of Wernicke's encephalopathy complicated by postoperative gastroparesis following sigmoid colon malignant tumor surgery with a literature review.Frontiers in oncology · 2026Article
- When Wernicke's encephalopathy mimics stroke: A case report of atypical thalamic involvement.IBRO neuroscience reports · 2025Article
- Wernicke's Encephalopathy Following 40 Days of Water-Only Fasting: A Case Report.Clinical case reports · 2025Article
- Wernicke encephalopathy presenting as a stroke mimic: A case report.World journal of clinical cases · 2025Article
- Wernicke Encephalopathy in a Child With Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: A Case Report.Cancer reports (Hoboken, N.J.) · 2025Article
- Swept-Source Optical Coherence Tomography in the Diagnosis and Monitoring of Optic Nerve Neuropathy in Patients with Wernicke's Encephalopathy Due to Hyperemesis Gravidarum.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Unmasking the hidden culprit: neurosyphilis mimicking parkinsonism in a middle-aged male.BMC neurology · 2025Article
- From Starvation to Neurological Crisis: A Case of Wernicke's Encephalopathy Triggered by Laxative Abuse.Cureus · 2025Article
- Cortical Ribboning as a Key MRI Finding in Wernicke's Encephalopathy With Altered Mental Status.Cureus · 2025Article
- Thiamine deficiency secondary to intestinal surgery leading to shoshin beriberi and Wernicke encephalopathy: a case report.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2025Article
- Wernicke Encephalopathy Related to Hyperemesis Gravidarum: A Retrospective Study of 12 Cases.Case reports in critical care · 2025Article
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Abstract
Wernicke's encephalopathy (WE) is a severe neurological syndrome caused by thiamine (vitamin B1) deficiency and clinically characterized by the sudden onset of mental status changes, ocular abnormalities, and ataxia. Apart from chronic alcoholism, the most common cause of WE, a lot of other conditions causing malnutrition and decreasing thiamine absorption such as gastrointestinal surgical procedures and hyperemesis gravidarum must be considered as predisposing factors. Due to its low prevalence and clinical heterogeneity, WE is often misdiagnosed, leading to persistent dysfunctions and, in some cases, to death. Nowadays, MR imaging of the brain, showing T2 and FLAIR hyperintensities in typical (thalami, mammillary bodies, tectal plate, and periaqueductal area) and atypical areas (cerebellum, cranial nerve nuclei, and cerebral cortex), is surely the most important and effective tool in the diagnostic assessment of WE. The aim of this paper is to propose a state of the art of the role of MR imaging in the early diagnosis of this complex disease.
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