Abstract
Bariatric surgery is a treatment that guarantees a substantial and lasting weight loss in addition to the tangible benefits relating to obesity-associated medical conditions. The increasing number of bariatric surgeries has revealed an increasing number of complications related to this procedure, including Wernicke´s encephalopathy and vitamin B deficiency polyneuropathies. Herein, a 7-week post-surgery case of Wernicke´s encephalopathy is presented that emphasizes the importance of an early recognition of these symptoms so as to initiate intervention during the reversible phase of these potentially lethal pathologies.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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English Abstract
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Anxiety Disorders / diagnosis
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Brain Damage, Chronic / diagnosis
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Brain Damage, Chronic / etiology
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Coma / diagnosis
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Coma / etiology
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Diagnostic Errors
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Factitious Disorders / diagnosis
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Female
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Gastric Bypass*
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Humans
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Hypothyroidism / complications
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Mental Disorders / complications
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Obesity, Morbid / complications
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Obesity, Morbid / surgery
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Polyneuropathies / diagnosis
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Polyneuropathies / etiology*
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Postoperative Complications / diagnosis
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Postoperative Complications / etiology*
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Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting / complications
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Prognosis
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Risk Factors
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Urinary Tract Infections / complications
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Vitamin B Complex / pharmacokinetics
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Vitamin B Deficiency / diagnosis
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Vitamin B Deficiency / etiology*
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Wernicke Encephalopathy / diagnosis
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Wernicke Encephalopathy / drug therapy
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Wernicke Encephalopathy / etiology*
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Wernicke Encephalopathy / physiopathology