His eyes were nearly fixed in the primary position, with slight preservation of vertical gaze but no horizontal gaze ...

Wernicke’s Aphasia is the loss of the ability to speak and understand language. It occurs when a small area the the left middle side of the brain called the Wernicke’s area is damaged. Share on ...

What is Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome? Wernicke syndrome and Korsakoff syndrome are distinct but overlapping disorders that occur due to a deficiency of thiamine (vitamin B1), malnutrition, other ...

Because of the possibility of Wernicke's encephalopathy (an acute neurologic disorder characterized by oculomotor dysfunction, encephalopathy, and gait disorder due to thiamine deficiency), the ...

At 1 day after BIB placement, she presented persisting vomiting. In the following 9 days, the patient continued vomiting and presented psychomotor agitation, diplopia, nystagmus, visual hallucinations ...

A diagnosis of Wernicke's encephalopathy (WE) is difficult. Transient hypotension has been reported as a rare complication of WE. 1, 2 Herein, we report a case of WE with prolonged hypotension. A ...