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ArticleCureus2023

Chronic Alcohol Use Associated Encephalopathy With a Nearly Identical Presentation to Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus.

Shreya Patel, Vasu Malhotra, Shani Scwartz, Travis Smith, Vikas Malhotra

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Article in Cureus, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Shreya PatelMedicine, Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, USA.
Vasu MalhotraMedicine, Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine, Nova Southeastern University, Clearwater, USA.
Shani ScwartzInternal Medicine, Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine - Bradenton, Bradenton, USA.
Travis SmithEmergency Medicine, Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine - Bradenton, Bradenton, USA.
Vikas MalhotraOncology, Florida Cancer Specialists, Fort Myers, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We present the case of a 52-year-old male who arrived at the Emergency Department after several ground-level falls in the past month. He complained of urinary incontinence, mild confusion, headaches, and appetite loss in the past month as well. Brain computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) were performed, which showed enlarged ventricles with moderately prominent cortical atrophy and no acute abnormalities. It was decided to conduct a cisternogram study with serial scans. The study showed a type IIIa cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) flow pattern at 24 hours. At the 48- and 72-hour marks, the study displayed an absence of radiotracer activity within the ventricles, while all the activity was concentrated within the cerebral cortices. These findings successfully ruled out normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) due to the highly specific indication of normal CSF circulation pattern. The patient was treated with thiamine and advised to quit drinking, as well as return for follow-up in one month as an outpatient for a repeat brain CT.

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acute hydrocephalusalcohol addictionalcohol misusealcohol use encephalopathynormal-pressure hydrocephaluswernicke-korsakoff syndrome

Identifiers

PMID37313101
PMCPMC10259879

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