Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome causes
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Cafer Zorkun, M.D., Ph.D. [2]; Aditya Govindavarjhulla, M.B.B.S. [3]
Causes
Common Causes
- Malnourishment
- Chronic alcoholism
- Prolonged intravenous therapy
- Gastric stapling
- ICU stays
- Chronic intake of polished rice
- Large dose of glucose in thiamine deficient individuals [1]
References
- ↑ Zimitat C, Nixon P, (2000). “Glucose loading precipitates encephalopathy in thiamine-deficient rats”. Metabolic Brain Disease. 14 (1): 1–10.
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