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Terme préférentiel

Wernicke Encephalopathy  

Type

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Définition

  • An acute neurological disorder characterized by the triad of ophthalmoplegia, ataxia, and disturbances of mental activity or consciousness. Eye movement abnormalities include nystagmus, external rectus palsies, and reduced conjugate gaze. THIAMINE DEFICIENCY and chronic ALCOHOLISM are associated conditions. Pathologic features include periventricular petechial hemorrhages and neuropil breakdown in the diencephalon and brainstem. Chronic thiamine deficiency may lead to KORSAKOFF SYNDROME. (Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, pp1139-42; Davis & Robertson, Textbook of Neuropathology, 2nd ed, pp452-3)

Synonyme(s)

  • Beriberi, Cerebral
  • Encephalopathy, Gayet-Wernicke
  • Encephalopathy, Wernicke
  • Encephalopathy, Wernicke's
  • Gayet-Wernicke Encephalopathy
  • Wernicke Disease
  • Wernicke Polioencephalitis, Superior Hemorrhagic
  • Wernicke's Disease
  • Wernicke's Encephalopathy
  • Wernicke's Polioencephalitis, Superior Hemorrhagic
  • Wernicke's Superior Hemorrhagic Polioencephalitis
  • Wernicke's Syndrome
  • Wernicke Superior Hemorrhagic Polioencephalitis
  • Wernicke Syndrome

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-F8BJV9C1-2

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RDF/XML TURTLE JSON-LD Date de création 01/01/1999, dernière modification le 08/07/2013