Wernicke's Encephalopathy with Intracranial Hemorrhage.
10.13104/imri.2016.20.1.71
- Author:
Sunghee JEON
1
;
Hyunkoo KANG
Author Information
1. Department of Radiology, Seoul Veterans Hospital, Seoul, Korea. knroo@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Wernicke's encephalopathy;
Intracranial hemorrhage;
Magnetic resonance imaging
- MeSH:
Brain;
Early Diagnosis;
Hemorrhage;
Humans;
Intracranial Hemorrhages*;
Magnetic Resonance Imaging;
Male;
Middle Aged;
Nervous System Diseases;
Thiamine Deficiency;
Wernicke Encephalopathy*
- From:Investigative Magnetic Resonance Imaging
2016;20(1):71-74
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Wernicke's encephalopathy (WE) is an acute neurological disorder resulting from thiamine deficiency. Early diagnosis and treatment of WE is important to avoid persistent brain damage. Although histopathologic examination usually demonstrates pin-point hemorrhages in affected brain parenchyma, secondary hemorrhage is a rare but serious complication of WE. We experienced a rare case of intracranial hemorrhage related to WE in a 56-year-old male patient with malnourishment.
