Are Psychiatric Inpatients at Risk of Developing Wernicke’s Encephalopathy Being Identified and Adequately Treated?

Abstract

The findings suggest that Wernicke's encephalopathy is underdiagnosed and undertreated. Our study also highlights the need for clarifying diagnostic criteria, identifying the risk factors for thiamine deficiency, and improving awareness among physicians about diagnosis, prevention, and adequate treatment of Wernicke's encephalopathy in alcohol-dependent and non-alcohol-dependent patients.

Corona Virus and the General Adaptation Syndrome

“…Recently thiamine has also been found to be essential in the treatment of people with critical disease [4], strongly suggesting that energy is necessary for a successful outcome. It has been reported that in-patients being treated for psychiatric symptoms, are at risk for developing the serious symptoms of Wernicke Encephalopathy, well known to be due to thiamine deficiency [5]. A report from the Department of Infectious Diseases, Wenzhous Central Hospital, Zhejiang Province, China describes the symptoms of the patients with Coronavirus treated in that hospital.…”