Wernicke's Encephalopathy Onset during Diagnosis and Treatment of Peritoneal Mesothelioma:Report of One Case and Literature Review.
10.3881/j.issn.1000-503X.10477
- Author:
Jia CHEN
1
;
Dan CHEN
2
;
Yue LI
2
;
Hang SHEN
3
;
Ji LI
2
;
Jia Ming QIAN
2
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, PUMC Hospital,CAMS and PUMC,Beijing 100730,China.
2. Department of Gastroenterology, PUMC Hospital,CAMS and PUMC,Beijing 100730,China.
3. Department of Neurology,PUMC Hospital,CAMS and PUMC,Beijing 100730,China.
- Publication Type:Case Reports
- MeSH:
Adult;
Humans;
Lung Neoplasms;
Male;
Mesothelioma;
Peritoneal Neoplasms;
Thiamine;
Wernicke Encephalopathy
- From:
Acta Academiae Medicinae Sinicae
2019;41(1):129-133
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Wernicke's encephalopathy(WE),characterized by nystagmus and ophthalmoplegia,unsteadiness of stance and gait and mental-status changes,is an acute or subacute metabolic encephalopathy of the central nervous system resulting from Vitamin B1(VitB1)deficiency. A 29-year-old male patient was admitted to our hospital due to abdominal pain and fever. He remained chronically undernourished. He was complicated with WE at the late stage of diagnosis,mainly manifested as the convulsion of limbs,ataxia,and delirium. After treatment with VitB1,these neuropsychiatric symptoms were remarkably resolved. His primary disease was later pathologically confirmed as peritoneal mesothelioma.
