A case of Crohn's Disease with Optic Neuritis and Wernicke's Encephalopathy.
- Author:
Jinse PARK
1
;
Ki Wook OH
;
Seong Ho KOH
;
Hee Tae KIM
;
Seung Hyun KIM
;
Juhan KIM
;
Myung Ho KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Neurology, College of Medicine, Hanyang University, Korea. Kimsh1@hanyang.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Crohn's disease;
Optic neuritis;
Wernicke's encephalopathy
- MeSH:
Crohn Disease*;
Humans;
Korea;
Malnutrition;
Optic Neuritis*;
Wernicke Encephalopathy*;
Young Adult
- From:Journal of the Korean Neurological Association
2007;25(1):112-114
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Neurological complications associated with Crohn's disease are infrequent and optic neuritis is extremely rare. We report a 20-year-old man showing optic neuritis and Wernicke's encephalopathy as complications of Crohn's disease. We suggest that nutritional deficiency caused Wernicke's encephalopathy and the immunologic abnormality of Crohn's disease induced the complication of optic neuritis. This patient is the first reported case showing optic neuritis and Wernicke's encephalopathy simultaneously as neurological complications of Crohn's disease in Korea.
