A unique MRI-pattern in alcohol-associated Wernicke encephalopathy

Acta Neurol Belg. 2020 Dec;120(6):1439-1441. doi: 10.1007/s13760-020-01463-7. Epub 2020 Aug 10.

Authors

Ozan E Eren¹, Florian Schöberl², Mattia Campana³, Maximilian Habs², Julian Conrad²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neurology, University Hospital, LMU, Marchioninistr. 15, Munich, 81377, Germany. ozan.eren@med.uni-muenchen.de.
² Department of Neurology, University Hospital, LMU, Marchioninistr. 15, Munich, 81377, Germany.
³ Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital, LMU, Nußbaumstraße 7, Munich, 80336, Germany.

No abstract available

Keywords: Basal ganglia; Neuroimaging; Vitamin B1 deficiency; Wernicke encephalopathy.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Alcoholism / complications*
Female
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods
Thiamine / therapeutic use
Wernicke Encephalopathy / chemically induced*
Wernicke Encephalopathy / diagnostic imaging*
Wernicke Encephalopathy / pathology*

Substances

Thiamine