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WERNICKES SUPERIOR HEMORRHAGIC POLIOENCEPHALITIS [1 record]

Record 1 2009-03-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mental Disorders
DEF

A condition frequently encountered in chronic alcoholics, largely due to thiamin deficiency and characterized by disturbances in ocular motility, pupillary alterations, nystagmus, and ataxia with tremors.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Troubles mentaux
CONT

Syndrome de Gayet-Wernicke. L'encéphalopathie de Gayet-Wernicke se traduit cliniquement par une présentation subaiguë qui comporte ataxie, paralysie oculomotrice et troubles de la conscience. Elle est due à un déficit de vitamine B1 [...]

Spanish

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