WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., March 12 -- Weight-loss surgery may also cause memory loss and other serious neurologic problems in a small number of patients. At least 32 cases of Wernicke's encephalopathy -- a ...

Wernicke's encephalopathy has classically been described in adult alcoholics as the triad of altered mental status, ocular abnormalities, and ataxia. It is caused by thiamine (vitamin B1) deficiency ...

A 52 year-old man with a history of alcohol abuse was brought in by his family for confusion. On examination, he had bilateral sixth nerve palsies and difficulty with upgaze. Wernicke's encephalopathy ...

Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome: Symptoms, Causes, Diagnosis and Treatment: By Shreoshree Chakrabarty Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome (WKS) is a serious neurological condition caused by a deficiency of ...

A deficiency in vitamin B1 can be a serious complication following a popular surgery to treat obesity, according to a case study published in the December 27, 2005 issue of Neurology, the scientific ...

A 50 year-old woman with intractable vomiting developed confusion, poor memory and loss of vision. Wernicke's Encephalopathy: (Left) Flair axial MRI, (Middle) T1-weighted axial MRI, (Right) ...