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Preferred term

Wernicke encephalopathy

Definition(s)

Wernicke encephalopathy (WE), also Wernicke's encephalopathy is the presence of neurological symptoms caused by biochemical lesions of the central nervous system after exhaustion of B-vitamin reserves, in particular thiamine (vitamin B1). (Wikipedia)

Broader concept(s)

In other languages

encéphalopathie de Wernicke

French
encéphalopathie de Gayet-Wernicke
maladie de Gayet-Wernicke

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