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ArticleFrontiers in oncology2025

Wernicke's encephalopathy following radical gastrectomy and prolonged parenteral nutrition: a case report of pyloric obstruction and undisclosed psychiatric comorbidity.

Hanchen Ma, Zheng Zhao, Wenjie Zhang, Shuaichen Jin, Linchuan Li, Ruizhao Zong, Xueyu Fu, Yingjie Sun, Yunmiao Pan, Jiankang Zhu and 1 more

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Article in Frontiers in oncology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Hanchen Ma *Department of General Surgery, Shandong Provincial Qianfoshan Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China.
Zheng Zhao *Department of General Surgery, Shandong Provincial Qianfoshan Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China.
Wenjie ZhangLaboratory of Metabolism and Gastrointestinal Tumor, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Provincial Qianfoshan Hospital, Jinan, China.
Shuaichen JinDepartment of General Surgery, Shandong Provincial Qianfoshan Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China.
Linchuan LiLaboratory of Metabolism and Gastrointestinal Tumor, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Provincial Qianfoshan Hospital, Jinan, China.
Ruizhao ZongLaboratory of Metabolism and Gastrointestinal Tumor, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Provincial Qianfoshan Hospital, Jinan, China.
Xueyu FuLaboratory of Metabolism and Gastrointestinal Tumor, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Provincial Qianfoshan Hospital, Jinan, China.
Yingjie SunLaboratory of Metabolism and Gastrointestinal Tumor, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Provincial Qianfoshan Hospital, Jinan, China.
Yunmiao PanDepartment of General Surgery, Shandong Provincial Qianfoshan Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China.
Jiankang ZhuLaboratory of Metabolism and Gastrointestinal Tumor, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Provincial Qianfoshan Hospital, Jinan, China.
Guangyong ZhangDepartment of General Surgery, Shandong Provincial Qianfoshan Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China.

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Abstract

Wernicke's encephalopathy (WE), a neuropsychiatric emergency caused by thiamine deficiency, is increasingly recognized in nonalcoholic populations. We present a 64-year-old male with pyloric obstruction from gastric cancer (stage IIIA) who developed WE 20 days after gastrectomy. Prolonged thiamine-free total parenteral nutrition (TPN), delayed enteral intake, and cancer-related hypermetabolism jointly precipitated a thiamine deficiency. Undisclosed psychiatric comorbidity exacerbated diagnostic challenges and potential risk. Despite initial diagnostic challenges, timely neurological assessment and urgent brain MRI confirmed the diagnosis on the day of readmission. Immediate thiamine supplementation led to full neurological recovery. At six-month follow-up, the patient remained neurologically intact with structured dietary and psychological counseling, ensuring sustained psychiatric stability during adjuvant chemotherapy. This novel case of WE following radical gastrectomy, prolonged TPN, and in the context of gastric cancer with pyloric obstruction and undisclosed psychiatric comorbidity, underscores the necessity of multidisciplinary collaboration to optimize perioperative nutritional and psychosocial management in high-risk oncological surgical populations.

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gastric cancerparenteral nutritionpsychiatric comorbiditythiamineWernicke’s encephalopathy

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