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ArticleCureus2026

Wernicke Encephalopathy During Neoadjuvant Folinic Acid, Fluorouracil, and Oxaliplatin (FOLFOX) Therapy for Rectal Adenocarcinoma: A Case Report and Review of Diagnostic Challenges.

Matthew Baron, Husam Abuhayyeh, Bushra Shariff

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Article in Cureus, 2026. 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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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Matthew BaronInternal Medicine, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, USA.
Husam AbuhayyehNeurology, University of South Florida, Tampa, USA.
Bushra ShariffInternal Medicine, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, USA.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Wernicke encephalopathy (WE) is an acute neurologic disorder caused by thiamine deficiency. A 55-year-old Caucasian female patient undergoing treatment with neoadjuvant folinic acid, fluorouracil, and oxaliplatin for locally advanced rectal adenocarcinoma presented with intractable nausea and vomiting resulting in clinically significant weight loss and malnutrition. Oculomotor dysfunction and gait disturbance were noted, and empiric treatment for WE was initiated with high-dose intravenous thiamine. A contrast-enhanced MRI brain was obtained and showed no acute abnormality. Diagnosis was confirmed by therapeutic response to thiamine in conjunction with a low serum thiamine level.

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5‑fluorouracilmalnutritionnystagmusrectal adenocarcinomathiamine deficiencyvitamin b1 deficiencywernicke encephalopathy

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PMID42699961
PMCPMC13544978

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