Abstract
We report the case of a patient in whom Wernicke's encephalopathy occurred after a prolonged postoperative starvation. The pathophysiology of WE and the possible differential diagnoses of neurologic disturbances occurring in the postoperative phase are reviewed and discussed.
MeSH terms
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Female
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Humans
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Middle Aged
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Postoperative Complications / diagnosis
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Postoperative Complications / physiopathology*
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Starvation / physiopathology*
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Wernicke Encephalopathy / diagnosis
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Wernicke Encephalopathy / etiology*
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Wernicke Encephalopathy / physiopathology