ReviewJapanese journal of radiology2020
Comprehensive review of Wernicke encephalopathy: pathophysiology, clinical symptoms and imaging findings.
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- Wernicke Encephalopathy Presenting with Dysphagia: A Case Report and Systematic Literature Review.Nutrients · 2022Pooled it
- [Diagnostic challenges of Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome: A case report].Neuropsychiatrie : Klinik, Diagnostik, Therapie und Rehabilitation : Organ der Gesellschaft Osterreichischer Nervenarzte und Psychiater · 2026Article
- Non-Alcoholic Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome After a Whipple Procedure: Delayed Recognition, Neuropsychological Findings, and Rehabilitation Follow-Up: A Case Report.Reports (MDPI) · 2026Article
- Case Report: Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma With "Wine Glass" Sign Presenting as Somnolence and Fatigue.The American journal of case reports · 2026Article
- Wernicke's Encephalopathy Secondary to Hyperemesis Gravidarum in Pregnancy: A Case Report.Clinical case reports · 2026Article
- Longitudinal Study of Plasma NFL and GFAP as Biomarkers of Alcohol Withdrawal-Associated Brain Injury.Addiction biology · 2026Observational
- Astrocytopathy in Wernicke Encephalopathy and Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder. Pathogenic Differences With Occasional Clinical and Neuroimaging Overlap. A Review.Current neurology and neuroscience reports · 2026Review
- Current Approaches to the Management of Acute Surgical and Medical Emergencies: A Structured Narrative Review.Cureus · 2026Review
- Cauda Equina Enhancement in Wernicke Encephalopathy: An Atypical Radiologic Manifestation.The Indian journal of radiology & imaging · 2026Article
- A hemodialysis patient with recurrent Wernicke encephalopathy showed reversible lentiform fork sign: A case report.Medicine · 2026Article
- Bridging the Gap Between Static Histology and Dynamic Organ-on-a-Chip Models.Pathophysiology : the official journal of the International Society for Pathophysiology · 2026Review
- 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
- Neutrophil Extracellular Traps in Central Nervous System Diseases.Current neuropharmacology · 2026Review
- Non-alcoholic Wernicke Encephalopathy With Atypical Cortical Involvement on MRI: A Case Report.Journal of community hospital internal medicine perspectives · 2026Article
- When Wernicke's encephalopathy mimics stroke: A case report of atypical thalamic involvement.IBRO neuroscience reports · 2025Article
- When psychiatric symptoms are left unaddressed: Wernicke encephalopathy after sleeve gastrectomy.Dusunen adam : Bakirkoy Ruh ve Sinir Hastaliklari Hastanesi yayin organi · 2025Article
- Wernicke encephalopathy revealing occult gastric adenocarcinoma: Radiological and clinical insights.Radiology case reports · 2025Article
- A Simple Restriction, a Complex Collapse: Multisystem Wernicke Encephalopathy Triggered by Self-Starvation.Cureus · 2025Article
- Wernicke encephalopathy presenting as a stroke mimic: A case report.World journal of clinical cases · 2025Article
- Wernicke's encephalopathy due to total parenteral nutrition after jejunotomy: a case report.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2025Article
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Abstract
Wernicke's encephalopathy (WE) is a severe and life-threatening illness resulting from vitamin B1 (thiamine) deficiency. The prevalence of WE has been estimated from 0.4 to 2.8%. If not treated properly, severe neurologic disorders such as Korsakoff psychosis and even death may occur. The classical triad of clinical symptoms (abnormal mental state, ataxia, and ophthalmoplegia) is found in only 16-33% of patients on initial examination. The originally described underlying condition of WE is alcoholism, but it accounts for about 50% of causes of WE. Nonalcoholic patients are also affected by WE and likely to present symptoms and radiological imaging findings different from patients with alcoholism, which further complicates the diagnosis of WE. Being familiar with predisposing causes, symptoms and radiological imaging findings of WE is important for radiologists and clinicians when making the diagnosis to start immediate treatment. This review discusses pathophysiologies, underlying causes, clinical symptoms, imaging findings and their mimics.
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