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Wernicke Encephalopathy: An Updated Narrative Review.
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- Wernicke Encephalopathy as a Rare Complication of Antituberculosis Treatment: A Case Report.Cureus · 2026Article
- A hemodialysis patient with recurrent Wernicke encephalopathy showed reversible lentiform fork sign: A case report.Medicine · 2026Article
- A Contemporary Perspective on Long-Term Complications of Bariatric Surgery.Obesity surgery · 2026Review
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- Severe Hypokalemia Complicated by Wernicke's Encephalopathy and Hypoxic-Ischemic Brain Injury in Pregnancy: A Case from a Resource-Limited ICU.International medical case reports journal · 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
- Nonalcoholic Wernicke Encephalopathy Following Prolonged Intermittent Fasting: A Case Report.Cureus · 2026Article
- Case Report: Wernicke's encephalopathy induced by prolonged fasting due to apparent psychogenic dysphagia.Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience · 2026Article
- Scoping review of micronutrient imbalances, clinical manifestations, and interventions.World journal of methodology · 2025Review
- When Wernicke's encephalopathy mimics stroke: A case report of atypical thalamic involvement.IBRO neuroscience reports · 2025Article
- Attenuating Neurotoxicity Through Fecal Microbiota Transplant: Mechanisms and Therapeutic Potential.Molecular neurobiology · 2025Review
- A Simple Restriction, a Complex Collapse: Multisystem Wernicke Encephalopathy Triggered by Self-Starvation.Cureus · 2025Article
- Early Impact of Bariatric Surgery on Brain Functionality.Journal of metabolic and bariatric surgery · 2025Review
- Wernicke encephalopathy presenting as a stroke mimic: A case report.World journal of clinical cases · 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
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- Wernicke encephalopathy: a mini review of the clinical spectrum, atypical manifestations, and diagnostic challenges.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Review
- Beyond the bowel: Wernicke's encephalopathy as a neurological complication of Crohn's disease: A case report.Radiology case reports · 2024Article
- The Weight of Bariatric Surgery: Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome after Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy-A Case Series.Journal of personalized medicine · 2024Article
- Wernicke's encephalopathy in a non-alcoholic woman from rural India: A rare neurological complication of acute pancreatitis.Neurology perspectivesArticle
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Abstract
Wernicke's encephalopathy (WE) and Korsakoff Syndrome (KS) are distinct neurological disorders that may have overlapping clinical features. Due to the overlap, they are collectively known as Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome. WE is related to diencephalic and mesencephalic dysfunction due to thiamine. WE typically manifests as confusion, ophthalmoplegia, nystagmus, and gait ataxia (Wernicke's triad), although they may not consistently occur together. Although WE mostly occurs in alcoholics, other etiologies, such as post-bariatric surgery, must be considered. Early diagnosis and therapy by intravenous thiamine are essential to prevent WE complications and to reduce morbidity and mortality. Therefore, physicians' and patients' awareness of WE is essential for early diagnosis and therapy. Accordingly, this narrative review aimed to provide an update on WE by reviewing articles published between April 2015 to April 2022 about the etiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis, and WE management updates. EMBASE, PubMed, Google Scholar, Google, and Scopus search engines were used to conduct the literature search.
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