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Indian Pediatr
; 57(4): 369-370, 2020 04 15.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-32284483
RESUMO
Thiamine deficiency can cause encephalopathy (Wernicke) and lactic acidosis. Herein we report a 6-year-old girl on total parenteral nutrition (TPN) who developed lactic acidosis and neurological symptoms due to improper vitamin replacement, which responded to thiamine injection. The MRI brain findings were not typical for Wernicke encephalopathy.