Wernicke’s encephalopathy following ‘hunger strike’
- 1 July 1982
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Postgraduate Medical Journal
- Vol. 58 (681) , 427-428
- https://doi.org/10.1136/pgmj.58.681.427
Abstract
Summary: A 41-year-old doctor who voluntarily starved himself and developed Wernicke’s encephalopathy after intravenus rehydration is described. The need to be aware of this complication of dextrose infusion in the undernourished non-alcoholic patient is emphasized.This publication has 8 references indexed in Scilit:
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