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WERNICKE'S ENCEPHALOPATHY WITH ATYPICAL FINDINGS ON MR IMAGING

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Title: WERNICKE'S ENCEPHALOPATHY WITH ATYPICAL FINDINGS ON MR IMAGING

Authors: Zeeshan Azmat, Munazza Saleem, Humera Ahsan, Kashif Mahmood

Journal: Journal of Ayub Medical College, Abbottabad: JAMC

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Publisher: Ayub Medical College

Country: Pakistan

Year: 2007

Volume: 19

Issue: 4

Language: English

Categories
Neuropsychology (63) Neuroradiology (10) Radiology (9447) Internal Medicine (19275) Neurology (7533)

Abstract

Wernicke's encephalopathy (WE) is a disease usually related to chronic alcoholism. The clinicaldiagnosis is often difficult to establish. MR imaging is a highly sensitive method for detectinglesions associated with Wernicke's encephalopathy. We report a case of atypical manifestation ofhyperintense lesions on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in a 60-year-old male patient withWernicke's encephalopathy.KEY WORDS: Wernicke's; encephalopathy; thiamine; alcohol.

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