Abstract:Background
Wernicke’s encephalopathy (WE) is a disease classically associated with thiamine deficiency,and generally presents with the triad of opthalmopathy, ataxia and altered mentality. However, and delayed diagnosis and treatment may lead to severe irreversible neurological damage, or even death. Only about 20% of the cases can be defined from the relevant literature, with the rest unnoticed and thus unreported. Here, we would like to report a case of a patient with severe acute pancreatitis who suffered … Show more
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