Abstract:Wernicke's encephalopathy (WE) is a rare, life-threatening neurological disease due to thiamine deficiency. It is most commonly associated with chronic alcoholism but is also associated with disorders of malabsorption and malnutrition. We present a case of a young female with idiopathic gastroparesis who developed Wernicke's encephalopathy due to poor oral intake and malnutrition as a result of gastroparesis. This case exemplifies that Wernicke's encephalopathy should be on the differential in patients who pre… Show more
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