- Wernicke's encephalopathy is a severe and life-threatening illness resulting from vitamin B1 (thiamine) deficiency. It is a reversible medical emergency.
- According to The European Federation of Neurological Societies (EFNS) guidelines, Wernicke’s encephalopathy is diagnosed by the occurrence of a minimum of 2 of 4 of the following features (Ota et al, 2020; Habas et al., 2023):
- Dietary deficiencies-Hx of poor diet intake, low body mass index, low serum B1 level
- Ophthalmoplegia
- Cerebellar dysfunction-Abnormal figure-nose test, heel–shin test, gait abnormalities, ataxia, dysdiadokokinesia . . .
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