Encefalopatía de Wernicke como complicación de hemodiálisis crónica: caso clínico / Wernicke's encephalopathy as an hemodialysis complication: clinical case
Rev. méd. Chile
;
125(5): 582-5, mayo 1997. tab
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in Spanish
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ABSTRACT
Wernicke encephalopathy, due to the depletion of thiamine, can be a complication of chronic hemodialysis. We report a 43 years old diabetic male in chronic hemodialysis, who two weeks after an infra-condyleal amputation of his left leg, was admited to the hospital due to an episode of vomiting and abdominal pain lasting 5 days, where confusion and ocular motor signs appeared. Parenteral thiamine administration was started and the confusional state abated. Dialysis can be a predisposing factor for Wernicke encaphalopathy and this diagnosis must be considered in confuse patients
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Main subject:
Wernicke Encephalopathy
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Renal Dialysis
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Adult
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Humans
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Male
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Rev. méd. Chile
Journal subject:
Medicine
Year:
1997
Type:
Article
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