Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome caused by psychogenic food refusal: MR findings.
AJNR Am J Neuroradiol
; 15(3): 594-6, 1994 Mar.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-8197964
A 37-year-old woman developed Wernicke encephalopathy after prolonged psychogenic food refusal. MR revealed characteristic signal abnormalities in the midbrain and dorsal thalamus. Follow-up scans showed atrophy and third ventricular enlargement. Wernicke encephalopathy can occur in nonalcoholics, and MR imaging is useful in both the diagnosis and follow-up.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Encefalopatia de Wernicke
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Encéfalo
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Transtornos da Alimentação e da Ingestão de Alimentos
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Transtorno Amnésico Alcoólico
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
1994
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Article