| Wernicke's encephalopathy: a preventable cause of maternal death. | |
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PMID: 21240115 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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Wernicke's encephalopathy is a rare cause of maternal death. It is a difficult diagnosis to make but prevention and treatment is straightforward. Severe thiamine deficiency causes Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome. Correct diagnosis and treatment with thiamine will decrease the case fatality rate. |
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Lilantha Wedisinghe; Kaushadh Jayakody; Kirana Arambage |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: British journal of hospital medicine (London, England : 2005) Volume: 72 ISSN: 1750-8460 ISO Abbreviation: Br J Hosp Med (Lond) Publication Date: 2011 Jan |
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Created Date: 2011-01-17 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101257109 Medline TA: Br J Hosp Med (Lond) Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 31-4 Citation Subset: IM |
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